noun
General Slang
newjack
· noun · prison
A green CO still finding the keyhole.
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A rookie corrections officer — new to the job, easy to read, easier to play. Inmates clock them on day one and the veteran COs aren't much kinder. Title of Ted Conover's classic Sing Sing memoir.
“Don't bother running game on the sarge — try the newjack on B-tier.”
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newjack In A Sentence
Don't bother running game on the sarge — try the newjack on B-tier.
Origin & Usage
African American slang for a newcomer/novice; popularised in prison context by Ted Conover's 2000 book 'Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing'.
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