"crowbar hotel" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: En-au-crowbar hotel.ogg [Australia] Forms: the crowbar hotel [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the crowbar hotel
  1. (slang) Jail. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Prison

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