Blasting – term used by the Tango Blast prison gang when referring about a fellow gang member.
Abispa (Wasp) – Term used by Hispanic prison gangs when describing an Aryan Brotherhood gang member.
B.B. Gaytan – Offensive term the Barrio Azteca uses to describe a California based rival gang formally known as the Border Brothers.
Bone – Term used when describing a shank.
Bombita – Slang term for (TCB) Tri City Bomber prison gang
Booty Bandit – A term used in prison to describe a prison rapist who rapes weaker inmates.
Borracho – Term used by convicts when referring to a member of the PRM Partida Revulucanios Mexicanos.
Bro – Term strictly used by White gang members when describing their fellow gang members.
Cakero – Term used to describe a convict who rapes weaker inmates.
Calaca – Term used by Hispanic prisoners when describing a murder.
Calles de Oro (Streets of Gold) Term used by Hispanic gang members when referring to the streets.
Car – Slang term for prison gang
Carga – Heroin
Carnal – Term strictly used by Hispanic gang members when describing their fellow gang members.
Catch my fade – Black offender slang for fight
Catching The Square – Term used by prisoners challenging another to a fight.
Chanate- Offensive term used by prisoners describing a black prisoner.
Chava – Offensive term Hispanic offenders use when describing a homosexual.
Chica – Offensive term used by Hispanic prisoners when describing a TCB Texas Chicano Brotherhood gang member.
Chiva – Heroin
Chow Time – Term convicts and staff use to describe lunch and dinner time.
Chump – Term used by prisoners describing a gullible inmate.
Chuntaro – Offensive term American born Hispanics use to describe a Mexican National.
C.O.’s – Correctional Officers
Cock Blocker – Term used by convicts to describe an offender or staff who interferes or is annoyed with offenders who masturbate on female staff.
Color Scared- Term used by white offenders to describe a white inmate or staff who fears African American prisoners.
Convict – term of respect describing a prisoner who is experienced in crime and prison life.
Corpitos – Term used by Hispanic inmates when referring to Corpus Christi, Texas.
Crepa (Crap) – Offensive term used when describing a Crip gang member.
Cuerno – Term used to describe a Texas Syndicate member.
Cuz – term used by Crip gang members when describing a fellow Crip member.
Cuete- term used when referring to a (HPL) Hermandad de Pistoleros Latinos member.
Dog – Term used by Blood gang members when referring to a fellow Blood gang member.
D-Town – Term used to describe Dallas, Texas.
El Chuco – Term used to describe El Paso, Texas.
ESE – General prison term blacks and whites use when describing a Hispanic prisoner.
Back doored – Term used by offenders when describing a surprise assault on an inmate or staff.
El Sharko – Term used to describe Corpus Christi, Texas.
Encaruchado – Term used by Hispanic offenders when describing a prisoner who is a member of a prison gang.
Escina – Slang for non member gang associate who offers support to prison gang.
Fama – Short for family. Hispanic prisoners generally use this term to describe a prison gang.
Fierro-Term used by Hispanics when referring to a shank.
Foritos – Term used by Hispanic prisoners when referring to Ft. Worth, Texas.
Fresh meat – term used by inmates when describing a new and weak looking prisoner.
GOON SQUAD: A term used by inmates to describe correctional officers who are fully geared in protective vests, shields and riot gas.
Kid – A term used to describe an inmate who is paying for protection.
Kite – Term used to describe a small note sent by one prisoner to another.
Hoe – Offensive term inmates use when describing a woman.
Houstone – Term used to describe Houston, Texas.
Hug a thug- Term used by correctional officers when describing a fellow staff officer who makes friends with offenders.
H-Town Term generally used to describe Houston, Texas.
Indio- Term used to describe a Barrio Azteca member.
Jail House lawyer- Term used to describe inmate with legal experience.
Jiggers – Term used by prisoners for another prisoner who is asked to watch out for officers during the commission of a crime.
Juaritos – Term used by Hispanic prisoners when referring to Ciudad Juarez Mexico.
La Capirucha – term used by Hispanic convicts when referring to Austin, Texas.
La Escura – Term used by Hispanic gang members when describing a fellow gang member who is excluded from all gang activities as a form of punishment.
La Lista Negra (The Black list) – term Hispanic gang members use to describe an ex gang member marked for death.
La Oreja – Term used to describe San Antonio, Texas.
La Playa – Term used by Hispanic prisoner when describing a shower.
Larette – term used by Hispanic inmates when referring to Laredo, Texas.
La Yoga – term Hispanic prisoners use to describe a toilet.
Lobo – Term used by Hispanic prisoners when referring to Lubbock, Texas.
Luz Verde – term used by Hispanic gang members to describe a contract murder or hit.
Melasa – Term used by Hispanic prisoners when describing a Correctional Officer.
Meskin – Offensive term black and white offender’s use when describing a Hispanic inmate.
Merecido – Term used to describe a Mexikanemi member.
Mexicles – term used to describe prisoners from Mexico. Mexicles is also a term used to describe a unity of Mexican Nationals in prison.Miona – Offensive term used by rival prison gangs to describe a Mexikanemi member.
Moyo – Offensive term used by Hispanic prisoners when describing a black man.
Mud – slang term used by convicts to describe coffee.
Neutron- Term used by both black and white gang members when describing a prisoner not affiliated with a gang.
New Boot – Term used to describe a new correctional officer or inmate.
Ojo de Agila (Eagles Eye) – Term used by convicts when advised to “Watch Out” for officers and snitches.
Old School – Term of respect used to describe older prisoner.
Oregano – Term used by Hispanic gang members when referring to money.
Orejon – Term used to describe prisoner from San Antonio, Texas.
Peckerwood – A white offender usually affiliated with a prison gang.
Perica – term used by Hispanic prisoners when referring to a radio.
Perra – Offensive term gang rivals use to describe a PRM member.
Pico – Term used by Hispanic inmates when describing a shank.
Punk – Offensive term to describe a homosexual or weak offender.
Rata – Offensive term used by rivals when describing a Raza Unida gang member.
Rat Pack – Term used by offenders to describe an assault on one inmate or staff by a large group of gang members.
Relaje – Term used by Hispanic offenders describing a prison snitch.
Ride – Slang term for prison gang.
Riding – Slang term to describe a weaker offender buying protection from a prison gang.
Scrub – Term used to describe a prisoner who begs other inmates for necessities.
SHAKE DOWN: A term used by both correctional officers and inmates to describe when officers search an inmate cell.
Shank – Prison made knife.
Slob – Offensive term when describing a Blood gang member.
Soda – Term used by Hispanic prisoners when referring to cocaine.
Solano – Term used by Hispanic gang members when describing a prisoner not affiliated with a gang.
Square- Term used to describe a cigarette.
SSI – Abbreviation for Support Service Inmates. Term used to describe an inmate trusty.
Taxi – Term used by convicts when referring to a trusty inmate.
Tejano – Term used to describe Texas Syndicate member.
Tenedor – Term used by Hispanic gangs to describe a Disciple gang member.
Teta – Offensive term used by rival gangs to describe a Texas Syndicate member.
The dime – A term gang members use to describe the 10% tax charged on non member criminals selling drugs on gang territory.
Thug – Term used to describe a joint.
Trucha – Slang term for “Be Alert” signal that officers are around.
Vaca – offensive term used by Hispanic gangs when referring to Texas Syndicate member.
Valluco – term used to describe the south Texas Valley.
Warriche – Slang term used by Hispanic prisoners when describing coffee.
Weso – Term used by Hispanic inmates when referring to West Texas.
White boy- Offensive term used by convicts describing a weak Anglo inmate.
Woods- White prisoners who have earned the respect of fellow offenders by fighting back when provoked.
Yeska – term used by Hispanics when referring to marijuana.
5-o – term used to describe the police.
via http://www.prisonoffenders.com/prison_slang.html
