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flowery
What does flowery mean?
A prison cell. Archaic rhyming slang now rarely heard.
"He was banged up in the flowery for the whole stretch."
Origin
Rhyming slang: flowery dell = cell.
Frequently asked questions
What does 'flowery' mean in prison slang?
'Flowery' means a prison cell. It's old rhyming slang, now rarely heard.
Where does 'flowery' come from?
It's Cockney rhyming slang: 'flowery dell' rhymes with 'cell', and the phrase gets shortened to just 'flowery'.
Is 'flowery' still used?
It's archaic and rarely heard today, though it survives in older accounts and traditional criminal slang.
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