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[US] J. Fishman Sex in Prison 92: One of the ‘screws’ came running up and took me out of that coop and put me into another one.
at coop, n.1
[US] J. Fishman Sex in Prison 155: It was after I was actually ‘shaken down,’ as the prisoners put it, [...] that my difficulties began.
at shake down, v.
[US] J. Fishman Sex in Prison 184: Not a single one took ‘French leave’ over a period of more than two years.
at French leave, n.
[US] J. Fishman Sex in Prison 84: The ‘wolves’ or ‘top men’ housed among the normal inmates in the prison, who ‘spot’ those among the younger prisoners whom they wish to make their ‘girls,’ and who ‘court’ them.
at girl, n.1
[US] J. Fishman Sex in Prison 94: If a prisoner is called before the warden the others will demand that he tell them on his return what the ‘king’ wanted to know.
at king, n.
[US] J. Fishman Sex in Prison 93: A particularly friendly guard who will ‘fly kites’ (that is take out contraband letters which have not been inspected).
at fly a kite (v.) under kite, n.
[US] J. Fishman Sex in Prison 59: They are of the passive type, known variously as ‘punks,’ ‘girls,’ ‘fags,’ ‘pansies,’ or ‘fairies,’ as distinguished from their inmates who take advantage of their favors, that is the active participants. These are known in prison slang as ‘top men’ or ‘wolves’.
at punk, n.1
[US] J. Fishman Sex in Prison 156: I could hear even the sound of the guards’ ‘sneaks’ as he walked by.
at sneak, n.2
[US] J. Fishman Sex in Prison 84: The ‘wolves’ or ‘top men’ housed among the normal inmates in the prison, who ‘spot’ those among the younger prisoners whom they wish to make their ‘girls,’ and who ‘court’ them.
at spot, v.1
[US] J. Fishman Sex in Prison 59: They are of the passive type, known variously as ‘punks,’ ‘girls,’ ‘fags,’ ‘pansies,’ or ‘fairies,’ as distinguished from the inmates who take advantage of their favors, that is the active participants. These are known in prison slang as ‘top men’ or ‘wolves.’.
at top man (n.) under top, adj.
[US] J. Fishman Sex in Prison 59: They are of the passive type, known variously as ‘punks,’ ‘girls,’ ‘fags,’ ‘pansies,’ or ‘fairies,’ as distinguished from their inmates who take advantage of their favors, that is the active participants. These are known in prison slang as ‘top men’ or ‘wolves.’.
at wolf, n.
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