house of detention
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From house + of + detention.
Noun
[edit]house of detention (plural houses of detention)
- A prison, especially a temporary one.
- 1972, Paul Simon (lyrics and music), “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”, in Paul Simon:
- Mama looked down and spit on the ground / Every time my name gets mentioned / The papa say "Oy, if I get that boy / I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention"