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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Sharpening your shiv...

Chloe: Lex, l thought you'd be sharpening
your shiv
(Meaning to be on the look out for when in jail?)behind bars by now.

Lex: Someone else confessed.
  

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"Shiv" is a jailhouse weapon - a homemade knife. (meaning he'd be in jail by now, conducting typical jailhouse activities, such as sharpening his knife)

  • "Shiv" is a jailhouse weapon - a homemade knife.
  • (meaning he'd be in jail by now, conducting typical jailhouse activities, such as sharpening his knife)
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"Shiv" is a jailhouse weapon - a homemade knife. (meaning he'd be in jail by now, conducting typical jailhouse activities, such as sharpening his knife)

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