Prison Lingo

  Prison Lingo

Prison is an entirely different world, which sues an (almost) entirely differently language.  Al lot of it is advanced urbanized English.  Some of it is in its own class altogether.  Well, with the help of this page, you will be able to effectively communicate with an institutionalized convict!  And who know when that will be necessary! 

Word or Phrase Instead Of: Used in a Sentence
Shot of

Cup of

Hey, man, can I bum a shot of coffee?
Sheet Of A Little Bit of Yo, let me get a skeet o of your toilet paper
Thug Or Square Cigarette - Cig - Tobacco Who's got thugs for sale?
Hit Dip - Pinch - Chewing Tobacco I got a him in my mouth
Gangster Join They got busted smoking a gangster, boy are they stupid!
Bad Money Hggiene - Stamps He might accept bad money for a thug.
Good Money Commissary Food Hey only wants good money for his stamps.
Heat The TDCJ Officers - (The hardest working the Great State of Texas) That dude is drawing heat will all that noise!
House Cell Heading to the house, going to go read Moby Dick, my favorite book.
Spread Cook some or Throw some grub together My celly and I are going to go in the house and throw a spread together.
Tunes Radio I dropped my tunes and now my jam sessions are over!
Heater Portable Water Heater Let me use your heater so I can warm up this cup of water.
Tight Whites Nice - pressed clean clothes Do you have your tight whites ready for your visit this weekend?
Your People Your Family; Friends Did your get mail from your people this weekend?  Did they send you a copy of Moby Dick?
Square Business On Point - The Read Deal It's is cool to talk to Jon, especially about Moby Dick, he is square business.
Your Paper Your Reputation Sam and Joe just fought and Joe got his paper.  If Sam is not carefully Joe is also going to take his copy of Moby Dick.
Line Antenna for your radio Dude, help me hang my line, they are doing a commentary of Moby Dick on PBS today!
Fade Go to Celly, in need to be in the house alone with my copy of Moby Dick, can you fad to the day room.
Off the Hook Out of Control - Outrageous That new 311 song is off the hook, just like that carpenter in Moby Dick.
Sleeved Out Tattoos that cover all your arms My Mom found out I got sleeves and now I will get no more good money!
Live New - Awesome - Radical - Sweet My new tattoo is live!  Just don't tell my Mom.