General
demonstration
What does demonstration mean?
A staged kicking on the wing. Not a random scrap — a deliberate, public-ish beating meant to show the recipient (and everyone watching) where the line is. Debts, disrespect, snitching: any of it can earn you a demonstration.
"He shorted the wrong man on a debt and caught a demonstration in the showers."
Frequently asked questions
What does demonstration mean in prison slang?
It refers to one prisoner giving another a beating as a message.
How do you use demonstration in a sentence?
"They made a demonstration of him to warn the rest of the wing."
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