Rikers

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A form of Rikers Island — An island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx, New York that is home to New York City's main jail complex.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. USabbreviationellipsisinformalEllipsis of Rikers Island, an island housing New York City's main jail complex.

    We got one maybe ID, but when we checked, we found out the suspect's been in Rikers for a year on a drug rap.

    2014, James Neal Harvey, Mental Case

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Rikers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rikers

MLA

“Rikers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rikers. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rikers,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rikers.

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