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Showing words for HOOSEGOW using the English dictionary
8 Letter Words for Hoosegow
hoosegow
7 Letter Words for Hoosegow
hoosgow
6 Letter Words for Hoosegow
oswego
5 Letter Words for Hoosegow
goose, hoose, howes, howso, swego, whose, whoso, woosh
4 Letter Words for Hoosegow
egos, geos, goes, goos, gosh, hews, hoes, hogo, hogs, hoos, hose, howe, hows, ohos, oohs, oose, owes, owse, sego, shew, shoe, shog, shoo, show, soho, whoo, whse, woes, wogs, woos
3 Letter Words for Hoosegow
ego, ehs, eos, geo, goo, gos, heo, hes, hew, hoe, hog, hoo, hos, how, oes, oho, ohs, ooh, oos, ose, owe, ows, seg, sew, she, sho, sog, sow, who, whs, woe, wog, woo, wos
Definitions for Hoosegow
[1] a jail.
[2] US a slang word for jail
Words related to Hoosegow
penitentiary, cooler, pokey, prison, clink, slammer, calaboose
Words nearby Hoosegow
hoopoe, hoopster, hooray, hooray henry, hoorn, hoosegow, hoosier, hoosier cabinet, hoosier state, hoot, hoot owl
Origin of Hoosegow
1860–65, Americanism ; < Mexican Spanish jusgado jail (Spanish: court of justice, orig. past participle of juzgar to judge) < Latin jūdicātum, equivalent to jūdic- (stem of jūdex ) judge + -ātum -ate1
Word origin for Hoosegow
C20: from Mexican Spanish jusgado prison, from Spanish: court of justice, from juzgar to judge, from Latin judicāre, from judex a judge ; compare jug
Synonyms for Hoosegow
penitentiary, clink, cooler, pokey, prison, slammer, calaboose