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General Slang
short eyes
· phrase · prison
Prison slang for a child molester.
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American prison term for a child sex offender — the 'short' refers to the height of the victims. Carries the same on-wing consequences as any other paedophile label: isolation, beatings, or worse. The phrase entered wider culture via Miguel Piñero's 1974 play of the same name, written while he was inside Sing Sing.
“He wouldn't say what he was in for, which around here usually means short eyes.”
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short eyes In A Sentence
He wouldn't say what he was in for, which around here usually means short eyes.
Origin & Usage
American prison slang, popularised by Miguel Piñero's 1974 play 'Short Eyes', drawn from his time at Sing Sing. Later adapted into a 1977 film.
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