noun
Street Slang
flowery
FLOW-uh-ree · noun · slang
A prison cell (rhyming slang, flowery dell = cell).
0
Definitions
1
A prison cell. Archaic rhyming slang now rarely heard.
“He was banged up in the flowery for the whole stretch.”
by community
0
flowery In A Sentence
He was banged up in the flowery for the whole stretch.
Origin & Usage
Rhyming slang: flowery dell = cell.
Variants
flowery dell
People Also Ask
What does 'flowery' mean in prison slang?
'Flowery' means a prison cell. It's old rhyming slang, now rarely heard.
Where does 'flowery' come from?
It's Cockney rhyming slang: 'flowery dell' rhymes with 'cell', and the phrase gets shortened to just 'flowery'.
Is 'flowery' still used?
It's archaic and rarely heard today, though it survives in older accounts and traditional criminal slang.
Comments 0