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white-shirt
· noun · prison
A senior CO — ranked by the colour of his uniform.
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A higher-ranking prison officer — captain, lieutenant, the brass who show up when things get serious. Named because they wear white shirts while line officers wear grey or blue. When the white-shirts arrive, the situation just got upgraded.
“Two white-shirts came down to the block after the fight.”
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white-shirt In A Sentence
Two white-shirts came down to the block after the fight.
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What does "white-shirt" mean?
It refers to a senior corrections officer, ranked by the colour of his uniform.
How do you use "white-shirt" in a sentence?
"Keep it down, there's a white-shirt coming down the tier."
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