jailbird

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jailbird

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From jail + bird, circa 1600. Compare gallows bird.

noun jailbirds

A prisoner or an ex-prisoner.
Similar: yardbird

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noun prisoner or ex-prisoner

Español	presidiario, presidiario reincidente, reincidente
Français	taulard, taularde, tôlard, tôlarde
Deutsch	Knacki, Ex Knacki, Knastbruder, Knastschwester, Knastologe, Knastologin
Русский	заключённый zaključónnyj, заключённая zaključónnaja, ареста́нт arestánt, ареста́нтка arestántka, рецидиви́ст recidivíst, у́рка úrka

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@misc{jailbird_2026,
  title = {jailbird},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jailbird},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}