Synonyms for calaboose

Most common

prison · jail · pen · brig · jug · stockade · clink · lockup

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A prison or jail/gaol.

   Bogator: (Still unbelieving) And you turned the calaboose over?

Forms

Plural

calabooses → jails, cans, prisons, pens…

Example sentences

• prison I hear he was released after five years in prison.
• jail It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.
• pen He laid down his pen and leaned back in his chair.
• brig Tom is in the brig for disobeying a direct order from his commanding officer.
• jug Once your jug is cracked, better put flowers in it.
• stockade The thief was thrown into the stockade to await trial.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

can¹, pen¹, jug¹

4 letters

jail¹, stir¹, brig¹

5 letters

clink¹

6 letters

prison², lockup², chokey

8 letters

stockade²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (prison² = 2 syllables).