crowbar hotel
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Meaning · English
Jail.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Many unfortunate suckers, finding themselves losers, even in an honest game, became obstreperous, and the services of the bouncer, or even of a resident gunhand, might be required to pacify them, after which the complainant would be hauled to the crowbar hotel to recover enough of his equanimity to
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “crowbar hotel” mean?
Jail.
Is “crowbar hotel” formal or informal?
crowbar hotel is generally slang.