Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Rockefeller bid n.

[the sentence instituted by Nelson Rockefeller, as governor of New York state + bid n.2 ]

(US Und./prison) a sentence of ten years to life.

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[US]J. Lethem Fortress of Solitude 426: The risk of a dime-to-life, a Rockefeller bid, is too much.