joe gurr, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

joe gurr n.

also joe, joe ghirr

[rhy. sl. = stir n.¹ (1); ult. Joe Gurr, Amelia Earhart’s radio consultant on her 1937 Round-the-World flight]

prison.

1938		F.D. Sharpe Sharpe of the Flying Squad 331: joe gurr: Prison.
1960		J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
1972		Dodson & Saczek Dict. of Cockney Rhy. Sl.
1981		(con. 1900–30) A. Harding in Samuel East End Und. 282: Joe – Prison. We say ‘Done any Joe?’ The police use the same word.
1989		J. Morton Lowspeak 82: Joe ghirr – prison.
1992		R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit.