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‘Boob Jargon’: The Language of a Woman’s Prison choose

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[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 27: acid n. Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD.
at acid, n.1
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 32: jack-and-jills n. Pills - rhyming slang.
at jack (and jill), n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 28: brace ’n’ bit n. Hypodermic syringe and needle - rhyming slang for fit.
at brace and bit, n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 33: north and south n. Mouth - rhvming slang.
at north (and south), n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 36: trouble and strife n. Wife - rhyming slang.
at trouble and strife, n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 29: fiddley and gun n. HVDodermic syringe and needle.
at fiddley (and gun), n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 33: noah’s ark n. Informer - rhvming slang for nark.
at Noah’s (ark), n.1
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 27: armo gear n. A hypodermic syringe and needle; the equipment used to administer drugs intravenously.
at armo gear, n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 27: aro or arrow n. Arohata Women's Prison, Wellington.
at Aro, n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 27: arse licker n. 2. An inmate who ingratiates himself or herself in order to get through their sentence easily.
at arse-licker (n.) under arse-lick, v.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 : arse licker n. 1. Someone who is easily conned.
at arse-licker (n.) under arse-lick, v.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 27: babe ruth n.The truth — rhyming slang.
at Babe Ruth, n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 27: back up v. 1. To reoffend or repeat (an offence), commit a crime twice.
at back up, v.2
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 : bahamas n.pl. Solitary confinement, secure unit.
at Bahamas, n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 : baldy n.White Supremacist gang member with a shaven head.
at baldy, n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 barrel: v. To tell off, chastise.
at barrel, v.2
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 : barricadev. To go on strike.
at barricade, v.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 36: the bash n. An assault.
at bash, n.1
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 27: beat the feetv. To escape -‘do a runner’.
at beat feet (it) (v.) under beat, v.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 27: benzon. Benzedrine piU (amphetamine).
at benzo, n.2
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 36: big house n. Prison.
at big house, n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 34: on your bike adj. Involved in a jail divorce.
at on one’s bike (adj.) under bike, n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 27: billy lid n. One’s child - rhyming slang for ‘kid’.
at billy lid, n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 27: bitchkeeper n. Member of the Police Force in charge of the dogs which search the prison for drugs, dog-handler.
at bitchkeeper (n.) under bitch, n.1
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 27: blade n. Knife.
at blade, n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 27: blanket (job) n. A mode of assault. A blanket or pillowcase is used to blind and confuse the victim and to ensure that the attackers remain anonymous.
at blanket job (n.) under blanket, n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 28: blast v. To inject intravenous drugs, e.g. heroin - ‘blast up’.
at blast, v.1
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 28: blast n. Heroin - a Class A morphine-based opiate derivative.
at blast, n.1
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 33: nellie bligh n. Untruth, lie - rhvming slang.
at Nelly (Bligh), n.
[NZ] D. Looser ‘Boob Jargon’ in NZEJ 13 34: on the block adj. To be -; to be ostracised, shunned, to get nothing.
at on the block (adj.) under block, n.6
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