Words & TermsCrime, prison and the underworld
go-slow
A punishment cell.
In a sentence
They sent him to the go-slow for breaking the rule.
Where it came from
From the perception that time passed especially slowly in a punishment cell. The Parramatta glossary uses go-slow for a punishment cell.
- First recorded
- 1972
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Parramatta Jail, NSW
- Use today
- Historical Parramatta Jail usage; later/current currency not established