jail fodder
A person with criminal tendencies who is considered to be expendable, worth nothing…A person with criminal tendencies who is considered to be expendable, worth nothing more than to occupy a jail.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A person with criminal tendencies who is considered to be expendable, worth nothing more than to occupy a jail.
Origin
From jail + fodder, i.e. food to be fed to jails. Probably by analogy with cannon fodder.From jail + fodder, i.e. food to be fed to jails. Probably by analogy with cannon fodder.
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