noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An improvised alcoholic drink typically produced in correctional facilities. US, slang, uncountable
2. 2
   a liquor concocted from a mixture of ingredients (such as prunes and raisins and milk and sugar) that can be fermented to produce alcohol; made by prison inmates wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

jail juiceprison hoochprison wineprison wineswishtoilet wine

Etymology

From prune + -o. Originally (by 1940s) referring to fermented prune juice, later applied to any fermented fruit juice.

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