Sing Sing

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English

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Etymology

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From the former name of the town where it is located, Ossining.

Pronunciation

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Sing Sing

  1. A maximum-security prison in New York State.
    • 2002 April 21, Marek Fuchs, “The Women Of Sing Sing”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      Both Mrs. Wellington and Mrs. Patton are African-American. At Sing Sing, only 10 of the female officers are white; 138 are black and 26 are Hispanic. The great majority of the inmates are black and Hispanic.

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