jail v.
(US) to spend time in prison, spec. to create the best possible situation for oneself given the overriding circumstances; usu. as jailing n.
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | On the Yard (2002) 4: He had been jailing for thirty of his forty-five years and was now a five-time loser. | |
| Corner (1998) 62: They could jail if they had to, but tried their damnedest to stay out of the cuffs. | |
| ‘Old Cases’ Wire ser. 1 ep. 4 [TV script] Bird jailed with Omar down in the cut. | |
| Drama City 191: It’s harder in some way to do your straight time than it is to jail. | |
| Corruption Officer [ebk] cap. 22: It’s all good, C.O. ’cause I jails for real. Ain’t no snitching here. |
In derivatives
1. (US teen) in a steady relationship.
| Summerfield Sun (KS) 9 Jan. 2/3: Teen Talk Glossary [...] Jailed — Going steady. |
2. a regular prisoner who from repeated sentences has become habituated to the system.
| Corruption Officer [ebook] Ch. 18: I wasn’t worried about how Biz was going to answer the questions [...] of how this happened either because he’s a jailer. He’s someone who has been coming back and forth through the system for a minute so he knows the ‘I slipped and fell in the shower’ routine. |