Jailwear
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Clothes to be worn by inmates of a jail. uncountable
"For clothes, it’s jailwear or nothing at Riverside, unless you have the cash “on your books” to pick up a Hanes t-shirt or a pair of blue gym shorts from the canteen. The standard teal-green jumpsuit—never, ever to be worn unbuttoned—is only required for recreation and visitors."
Example
More examples"For clothes, it’s jailwear or nothing at Riverside, unless you have the cash “on your books” to pick up a Hanes t-shirt or a pair of blue gym shorts from the canteen. The standard teal-green jumpsuit—never, ever to be worn unbuttoned—is only required for recreation and visitors."
Etymology
From jail + -wear.
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