Words & TermsCrime, prison and the underworld
boob-tobacco
Prison-issued tobacco.
In a sentence
He traded half his boob-tobacco before the weekend.
Where it came from
Boob was historical Australian slang for prison; the compound distinguishes official prison tobacco. Boob-tobacco was the institution-issued ration, contrasted with illicit grouse-weed.
- First recorded
- 1972
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Parramatta Jail, NSW
- Use today
- Historical Parramatta Jail usage; later/current currency not established