graybar hotel
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Jail, prisonJail, prison.
Meaning
1 senses(US, slang)Jail, prison.
Origin
Referring to the gray metal bars of a cell. It may have originally referred to the main jaReferring to the gray metal bars of a cell. It may have originally referred to the main jail facility in downtown Los Angeles, California; some inmates who were ashamed of admitting that they were in jail would tell friends and relatives who were out of town and that they were staying at the Graybar Hotel. Before it was torn down it was so well known that prisoners received mail addressed to the Graybar Hotel in Los Angeles.
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