Green’s Dictionary of Slang

smorgasbord n.

[Sw. smörgås, open sandwich + bord, table; the wide range of toppings plays on all of it n. (1) or lot n.1 (3)]

(N.Z. prison) a sentence in excess of 10 years.

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[NZ]D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 171/1: smorgasbord n. any prison sentence exceeding 10 years.