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house of detention

noun

Etymology

From house + of + detention.

  1. derived from detentio
  2. borrowed from détention

Definitions

  1. A prison, especially a temporary one.

    • Mama looked down and spit on the ground / Every time my name gets mentioned / The papa say "Oy, if I get that boy / I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention"

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