Most people will never spend a single night of their life in jail, yet the English language has invented many words that refer to it. Based on the hints, can you guess these synonyms for jail?
Some of these words are American slang. We have a lot of crime. Deal with it.
I wasn't crazy about the 'pokey' clue either. As for "Gumby's pal," I think that it would be a give-away for folks of my vintage, but quite obscure for the younger set. May be too obscure for non-Americans as well...
I had no idea what the peripenultimate question was all about. Having seen the answer, ehhh, I still don’t know. Must be an American thing. Google here I come.
I've come across being 'in quod', but I think it's very old-fashioned. Certainly more old-fashioned than gaol. Makes me think of Dickens or Billy Bunter or something.
I tried zoo too, and cage. I'm unclear whether pound is included in the quiz because it is slang for human jail, or is here because the quiz maker wanted to include a jail for animals in the quiz. If it's the latter, please accept cage and zoo, as they are also places of confinement for animals.
I'm Australian and I've never heard of 'quod' before. Classic Australian slang is 'clink'. Another term used here is 'inside'; as in "I've been inside", "I was inside for 8 months", or "I've spent time inside".
but someone in there hasn't done a crime or been accused of a crime, so they aren't being punished or rehabilitated. Well, maybe they are but not for wrongdoing
Not true. Historically and currently there are many examples where people accused of crimes and/or declared as criminal are imprisoned in concentration camps. By @Finnisme's definition, "detention" would not be included as many there have not been formally convicted or even charged. Concentration camps should be included, regardless of their notoriety.
Nice one QM Thanks. Couldn't think of anything for the animal clue. Pound isn't a word we use for that in the UK, well hardly anyone does. Should have got it though!
The "long index finger/porcupine" clue was....meh. Would "Gumby's pal" have been too obscure or too much of a giveaway?
P.S. As someone born in the 1990s in the UK - never heard of Gumby or his pal.
Might not be universal enough tho
I don't know what made me think that
Used more to refer to school quads where assemblies etc take place.
www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/quod