Crime & Prisons Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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187 n. She later added, the students in question write “187” about him. It’s street lingo for a homicide. [California English Crime & Prisons Police Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 29, 2004)

187 n. The number 187 is frequently used in gang graffiti around the United States, and represents the number of the California Penal Code for homicide. Graffiti which includes 187 is literally making a death threat. [California English Crime & Prisons Police Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 29, 2004)

187 n. While the literal translation of the shirt is the police code for homicide (“187”) followed by gang slang for police (“hudda”), many Valley police, school officials and gang experts see it another way: “Murder a Cop.” [California English Crime & Prisons Police Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 29, 2004)

187 n. They use graffiti to mark territory but also to send messages. In some cases, threats are made as when the number “187,” a gang’s name and an individual’s name appear. “That is a call to kill the person,” McDaniel said. [English Crime & Prisons Police] [full cite] (Jan. 6, 2005)

60-day murder n. In some neighborhoods, people refer to “misdemeanor murders,” or “60-day murders,” the length of time suspects can be held without charges. [Lousiana New Orleans English Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Feb. 5, 2007)

affinity fraud n. When the scoundrel running the fraud is a trusted person, it makes the crime even more repulsive. Affinity fraud, as it is known, often includes people who put themselves in positions of trust at churches or schools, in social and civic organizations and other environments, only to financially abuse the relationships. [English Crime & Prisons Money & Finance] [full cite] (Apr. 16, 2007)

agbero n. Despite the pull and push that has made Lagos a city of first choice for many who seek a good head-start in life, Lagos has its unique draw-backs, one of which is the menace of social miscreants otherwise known as Area Boys and motor park touts called Agberos in local parlance. [Nigeria Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Jun. 17, 2005)

air supply n. This growth occurred at a time when “air supply” was introduced into the Ugandan lexicon. People in positions of influence began conniving with government accounting officers to win tenders on which they hardly delivered. The moment the cheque was cashed they would split the money and run. [English Uganda Crime & Prisons Politics] [full cite] (Jul. 17, 2004)

air supply n. We thought you should be given a quick taste of the fiddles his Ugandan counterpart uncovered. For bagmen, brothels, bookmakers and bribes read “air supply.” [English Uganda Crime & Prisons Politics] [full cite] (Jul. 17, 2004)

air supply n. Although petty corruption is rampant in the civil service, Ruzindana has focused on the big fish—senior officials motivated less by need than greed. His target is the booming and notorious Ugandan enterprise known here as “air supply.” Translation: fraud. “It means you supply nothing, and yet you are paid,” said Ruzindana. [English Uganda Crime & Prisons Politics] [full cite] (Jul. 17, 2004)

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