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"doing time" Definition

  1. working out a sentence in prison. “He’s done time,” is a slang phrase used in reference to a man who is known to have been in gaol.

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Position in the dictionary: 1021 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: doldrums, dollop, dolly, dolly shop, dollymop, dominie, domino, dominoes, don, don pedro
Previous words in the dictionary: dog’s nose, dog’s ears, dog’s body, dogs, doggery, dogberry, dog stealer, dog latin, dog in the manger, dog in a blanket

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