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

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beat bag n. Deputy Inspector Frank Biehler, commanding officer of the 24th Precinct, said that many of the people still hanging around in doorways and on street corners were undercover police officers. Others, he said, were “simple truants, people in illegal gambling, and kids in the beat bag business,” who sell oregano to unsuspecting people out to buy marijuana. [English Crime & Prisons Drugs Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 10, 2007)

beat bag n. I bet if you buy a beat bag on the street you narc out the dealer. [English Crime & Prisons Drugs Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 10, 2007)

beat bag n. A few weeks of passing dummies slid by more or less without incident. People occasionally complained, but as Flaco predicted, he lost few customers. Even with one beat bag in a bundle, Triad was a better buy that anything else. [English Crime & Prisons Drugs Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 10, 2007)

bing n. She comes to the Bing (Administrative Segregation) because she has received an infraction for fighting. [English Crime & Prisons Slang] [full cite] (Sep. 22, 2005)

bird bath n. Other prisoners have to stand in the toilet stalls and take what is called a prison “bird-bath,” using a cup or an empty bottle to pour water over their heads from several small sinks that line the wall of the bathroom. [English Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Aug. 15, 2006)

black aspirin n. In the Granada documentary, Mr Johnson was asked about what patients described as the “black aspirin,” beating by staff. He said: “There are occasions when relationships have been less than professional. As far as being able to prove it, that’s a different matter.” [English Crime & Prisons Slang] [full cite] (Oct. 6, 2006)

black dollar n. He said high-ranking CID officers were protecting people who deal in counterfeit currency commonly called “black dollars” who have taken to conning civilians like nuns of huge sums of money. [English Uganda Crime & Prisons Money & Finance] [full cite] (Jun. 29, 2006)

black fish n. Share fishermen, who are classified self-employed, receive a share of the profits or gross earnings of a fishing boat but research from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed that share fishermen often don’t save for tax and national insurance, and this can cause difficulty when the tax bill finally arrives. There have been several prosecutions brought over what has been labelled “black fish’ caught without any tax being paid. [English United Kingdom Animals, Insects, & Birds Crime & Prisons Jargon] [full cite] (May. 24, 2007)

black spot n. A black spot is an acronym for any place or a particular area where bags, handsets or other handy valuables are often snatched by pickpockets who have studied such areas and knew quite well that a large number of people come to the area to transact business, which makes it easy for them to spot and identify their victims. [English Nigeria Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (May. 2, 2007)

blagging n. The Anderson’s were able to obtain sensitive information through a process known as “blagging.” This is when bogus phone calls are made to organisations such as banks and utilities to obtain information such as details of people’s bank and mortgage accounts and tax returns. For example, “blaggers” pretend to be employees of these organisations and deceive real members of staff into disclosing personal information about individuals. [English Crime & Prisons Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 19, 2006)

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