kanga
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A prison warder.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
There are some 32 different terms for prison officers, from the humorously affectionate kanga(rhyming slang:kangaroo = screw) and the variants Scooby-Doo and Dr. Who via the mildly confrontational German (as if still the enemy over 50 years after World War II!) to the outright abuse of shit-parcel.
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 “kanga” mean?
A prison warder.
Is “kanga” formal or informal?
kanga is generally slang.