Prison Slang and Terminology Quiz

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What does the term 'ameryka' refer to in the context provided?

A type of punishment within the penal system

An agreement among inmates

A group of lawyers

A trial period for a candidate in a prison group (correct)

What is the meaning of 'chałupa' in this context?

A type of community service

An underground prison

A small storage area

25 years of imprisonment (correct)

Which term is used to describe a member of the 'Anioły' group?

Anioł (correct)

Chłopiec

Apatyk

Amerykan

What does 'audiencja' refer to?

A derogatory term for a homosexual act Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'chawa' imply in this prison slang?

A fellow thief Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'chart' mean in this context?

A police officer or prison officer Signup and view all the answers

What is implied by the term 'afera koperkowa'?

A minor argument over trivial matters Signup and view all the answers

What does 'chodzenie' refer to in the prison context?

The act of stealing Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'chrzest' in the prison context?

The act of welcoming new prisoners through a ritual Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'cwel' refer to?

A prisoner subjected to sexual abuse and stigmatized Signup and view all the answers

What does 'departing with a kick' signify in prison slang?

Attempting an escape Signup and view all the answers

What does 'dołek' refer to in prison terminology?

The lowest level within the prison hierarchy Signup and view all the answers

Which of these terms is used for a prisoner attempting to fit in with the inmates?

Chorągiewa Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ciągnąć druta' mean?

To be subjected to oral sex Signup and view all the answers

What does 'czapa' refer to?

Death sentence or head Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to 'do spodu garować'?

To serve the entire sentence without parole Signup and view all the answers

What is a 'ciota' in the prison hierarchy?

A poorly regarded inmate Signup and view all the answers

What does 'dawać wycisk' mean in prison slang?

To bully or persecute someone Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Prison Slang and Terminology

afera: Refers to wrongful accusation regarding prison conduct and can also mean a crime.
afera bęckowa: Represents beating or assault.
afera koperkowa: Indicates a quarrel over trivial matters.
afera majtkowa: Means rape.
agregat: Used to describe a water heating element or a cunning person.
aksamitna biżuteria: Slang for poultry.
alejka: Passage between beds in a prison cell.
ameryka/amerykan/amerykanka: Refers to a candidate undergoing a probationary period for a prison group.
anioł: Member of the "Angels" group, a different subculture than the grypsers.
aparat: Slang for a cunning or deceitful person.
apropak: A prisoner who poses as an intellectual.
arbajt/arbajtować: Denotes work or to work respectively.
audiencja: A derogatory term for a specific type of oral homosexual act.
autobus: Slang for a large pack of tea.
aza: Refers to a caged vehicle designed for prisoner transport.
cegielnia: Slang for rectum or buttocks.
celka: A prison cell.
centralniak: Refers to the Regional Remand Prison in Warsaw.

Prison Life Hierarchy and Culture

cesarka/cesarski chlast: Self-inflicted harm, specifically cutting the abdomen.
chachać się: To mock or ridicule.
chajc: Money.
chałupa: Represents a 25-year prison sentence.
chałupki: Sentence for repeat offenders, often in a social adjustment center.
cham: Can refer to a derogatory prisoner or a member of a particular subculture.
chapać dzidę: Oral sex.
charakterniacy: Leaders and activists of the grypsers group.
charakterny: Describes someone unyielding or reliable.
chart: Slang for a police officer.
chata/chata za wsią: Refers to prison.
chawir: Accomplice.
chawiracz: A thief who commits residential burglary.
chlać: To inform authorities about another prisoner.
chlejus: Informant.
chłopiec: A derogatory term for a man, implying weakness.
chodak: Walking area within the prison.
chodzenie: Refers to theft within the prison.
chodzić na celki: To repeatedly steal from cells.

Sexuality and Relationships in Prison

chomąt: Derogatory term for a prisoner convicted of hooliganism.
chorągiewa: A non-participating prisoner pretending to be a grypsers.
chrzest: Welcome ritual for new prisoners, involving a beating.
chuj: An insult referring to a despised person.
chwiej: A prisoner outside the grypsers group.
chwycić cug: To fall into a cycle of alcoholism.
ciągnąć druta: To be a target of homosexual oral sex.
ciemna: An isolation cell.
ciota/ciotka: Refers to the lowest rank in the prison hierarchy, or a type of salt pork used for masturbation.
cuwaks: First-time inmate or newcomer.
cwel: A man raped orally or anally, stigmatized in the prison hierarchy.
cyc: Newcomer to the grypsers group.
cyrk: Slang for prison.
czapa/czajew: Refers to the death penalty or head.
czysta robota: Theft committed without leaving evidence.

Legal and Punishment Terms

człowiek: A grypsers.
ćma: Prostitute.
ćwiara/ćwiartka: Represents a 25-year prison sentence.
ćwierkać: To speak in prison slang.
dać kogoś do sprawy: To involve someone in a case by giving their information to the police.
dać pajdę: To refer to judges announcing a 10-year sentence.
dać w kichę: To engage in sexual intercourse.
dać z glana/zrywkę: To escape.
daj: A derogatory term suggesting sexual propositioning.
damski: Could mean invalid or false.
damski bokser: A prisoner convicted of beating a woman, looked down upon by other inmates.
damskie głosy śmigają w niebiosy: Insults from women lack power to offend a person.
dawać wycisk: To harass or persecute.
dechy: Can refer to an isolation cell or prison.
dekiel: Slang for head.
deptak: Walking area for prisoners.
derby: Group masturbation.
dmuchać: To engage in sex.
dmuchanka: Communication method among grypsers using a paper cone to send messages.

Additional Terms

do spodu garować: To serve the full sentence without parole.
doklepać kogoś: To cause someone's inclusion in the list of suspects.
dolewka: Additional sentence imposed by the court.
dołan: Bowl used for soup.
dołek/dołki: Refers to a police holding tank or the lowest prison hierarchy.
dołować: To engage in sexual intercourse.
dookoła Macieju/dookoła Wojtek: Indicates life imprisonment.
dostać cugu: To fall into a cycle of alcoholism.
dostać czapę: To receive a death sentence.
dostać kopa: To be demoted in hierarchy.
dorobić się: To receive a sentence for crimes committed while incarcerated.
dostać klapsa: To be severely beaten.
dowódca: Refers to a unit leader or a persecuted prisoner.
drętwa gadka: Engaging in interrogations.
drynić: To drink alcohol.
drzeć łacha: To mock or ridicule someone.
dzbanek: Sanitary bucket used in prisons.

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