name, slang ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

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Proper Noun

1. 1
   Ellipsis of Rikers Island, an island housing New York City's main jail complex. US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

   "We got one maybe ID, but when we checked, we found out the suspect's been in Rikers for a year on a drug rap."

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"Dominique Strauss-Kahn is incarcerated in prison on Rikers Island."

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