noun
General Slang
bid
· noun · prison
A prison sentence — the time you're doing.
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The stretch of time someone's serving. A short bid is a couple of years, a long bid is a decade-plus. Used the way civilians use 'sentence' but with a shrug built in.
“He's doing a five-year bid upstate.”
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bid In A Sentence
He's doing a five-year bid upstate.
Origin & Usage
American prison vernacular, well established by the mid-20th century; widely amplified by hip-hop from the 90s onward.
People Also Ask
What does 'bid' mean in prison slang?
A bid is a prison sentence — the time you're doing behind bars.
How do you use 'bid' in a sentence?
For example, 'He did a five-year bid before he got out.'
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