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Prison slang has existed as long as there have been crime and prisons; in Charles Dickens' time it was known as "thieves' cant". Words from prison slang often eventually migrate into common usage, such as "snitch", "ducking", and "narc". Terms can also lose meaning or become obsolete such as "slammer" and "bull-derm." [2]
Nonce may refer to: Cryptographic nonce, a number or bit string used only once, in security engineering; Nonce word, a word used to meet a need that is not expected to recur; The Nonce, American rap duo; Nonce orders, an architectural term; Nonce, a slang term chiefly used in Britain for alleged or convicted sex offenders, especially ones ...
In British English, the overwhelmingly predominant meaning of the word "nonce" is as a slang term for a paedophile. Including that meaning in the main text of this article would, on the face of it, seem to be an obvious necessity, but its inclusion is routinely reverted on the grounds that that is not what a disambiguation page is for.
She faces life in prison upon a successful conviction. Kimberlee Singler. Singler, 36, was arrested in London on Dec. 30, 2023 days after the lifeless bodies of her children, aged 7 and 9, were ...
Technology education efforts got a boost during the pandemic, as visits and in-person services got further curtailed, and jails and prisons incorporated more digital communication tools.
Mr Vine is suing the former footballer for several online posts, including where Mr Barton called him a ‘pedo defender’.
Bouba and kiki are used to demonstrate a connection between the sound of a word and its meaning. Grok, coined by Robert Heinlein in Stranger in a Strange Land, is now used by many to mean "deeply and intuitively understand". [15] The poem "Jabberwocky" is full of nonce words, of which two, chortle and galumph, have entered into common use. [15]
The prison was infested with ants and cockroaches, toilets were frequently clogged and children reported finding bugs in their meager portions of food. “From day one, it was hell,” said Jerry Blanton, a former monitor with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, who was then tasked with inspecting Thompson Academy.