under the jail

prepositional phrase

Implying a person should be killed, or subject to a punishment more severe than an ordinary prison sentence, for their actions.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. slangImplying a person should be killed, or subject to a punishment more severe than an ordinary prison sentence, for their actions.

    As it stands, Megan will face Lanez in court when the case against him goes to trial in September. “I want him to go to jail,” Megan says plainly. “I want him to go under the jail.”

    2022 June 15, Mankaprr Conteh, “Megan Thee Stallion Will Not Back Down”, in Rolling Stone

Origin

Referring to prison cemeteries, or life imprisonment.

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APA

under the jail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20the%20jail

MLA

“under the jail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20the%20jail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “under the jail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20the%20jail.

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