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

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air supply n. Donors and Government funds were diverted. For example $600,000 from reserve funds is unexplained, 500m/= was either diverted or unaccounted for while 136m/= was fraudulently expended. We also discovered anomalies to do with air supply of solar panels and drugs etc. [English Uganda Crime & Prisons Politics] [full cite] (Jul. 17, 2004)

al-tali n. Kidnap is now so common new words have been added to Iraqi thieves’ slang. A kidnap victim is called al-tali or the sheep. [Arabic Iraq Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Jun. 23, 2004)

amigo checking n. Oakland is witnessing a rising crime trend of young “rat packs” preying on poor, often undocumented immigrants who carry their cash with them, according to a new police report. The street term is “amigo checking,” in part because the victims are often Latinos, said Capt. Dave Kozicki. [English Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Feb. 14, 2007)

area boy 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. [English Nigeria Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Jun. 17, 2005)

area boy n. Sporadic riots continued for several days, especially in the big Idumota market on the central island of Lagos, where local thugs known as “area boys‘“ sought to extort protection money from traders. [English Nigeria Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Jun. 17, 2005)

area boy n. Markets, shops, stalls and businesses remained closed in most of the mainland while the densely-populated area of the island reported violence, mainly by miscreants known here as “area boys.” [English Nigeria Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Jun. 17, 2005)

area boy n. League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents are the denizens of airport journalism—the act of ambushing travelling VIPs for soundbites and money. Yes, money, the way an “area boy” would do it. [English Nigeria Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Jun. 17, 2005)

Asbo n. The move would give Scotland’s local authorities, who would be able to apply for Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos), greater clout in trying to deal with unruly tenants.…It would be unprecedented for the police to apply direct to the civil courts in Scotland, and Mr McLeish has gone along with this and proposed only council involvement in seeking Asbos. [English Scotland United Kingdom Crime & Prisons Acronym] [full cite] (Nov. 2, 2004)

Asbo n. Individuals who break the conditions will be charged with a criminal offence. But Mr Coaker revealed that only one ASBO has been issued nationally since the guidelines were introduced in April. [English United Kingdom Crime & Prisons Acronym] [full cite] (Nov. 2, 2004)

atomic cocktail n. Atomic cocktail: A mixture of feces, urine and assorted other unpleasant substances that inmates sometimes throw at officers. [ Language English Register Slang Subject Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Oct. 5, 2005)

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