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JAIL BIRD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jail bird mean?
• JAIL BIRD (noun)
The noun JAIL BIRD has 1 sense:
1. a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly
Familiarity information: JAIL BIRD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A criminal who has been jailed repeatedly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("jail bird" is a kind of...):
criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
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