graybar hotel
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Jail, a prison.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Outside his cage were more bars, and, beyond them, narrow steel-bound windows looked out over Los Angeles from the fifteenth floor of the Hall of Justice. The trusties called it the Graybar Hotel, a modern fireproof establishment, with room service.
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 “graybar hotel” mean?
Jail, a prison.
Is “graybar hotel” formal or informal?
graybar hotel is generally slang.