Grypsera vs. Prison

Grypsera

Grypsera (Polish pronunciation: [ɡrɨˈpsɛra]; from Low German Gripps meaning , ) is a distinct nonstandard dialect or slang of the Polish language, used traditionally by recidivist prison inmates.It evolved in the 19th century in the areas of Congress Poland and the Warsaw prison that is colloquially called Gęsiówka is said to be where it originated. The basic substrate of the dialect is Polish, but there are many notable influences (mostly lexical) from other languages used in Polish lands at that time, most notably Yiddish and German, but also some Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Russian, Greek and Latin.

Prisonnoun

A place or institution of confinement, especially of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.

Prisonnoun

(uncountable) Confinement in prison.

Prisonnoun

(colloquial) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.

Prisonverb

(transitive) To imprison.

Prisonnoun

A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o confinement, restraint, or safe custody.

Prisonnoun

Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority.

Prisonverb

To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.

Prisonverb

To bind (together); to enchain.

Prisonnoun

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

Prisonnoun

a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

Prison

A prison, also known as a jail or gaol (dated, British, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correctional facility, lock-up or remand center is a facility in which inmates (or prisoners) are confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state as punishment for various crimes. Prisons are most commonly used within a criminal justice system: people charged with crimes may be imprisoned until their trial; those pleading or being found guilty of crimes at trial may be sentenced to a specified period of imprisonment.