carpy

carpy
n
British
incarceration. This item of prisoners' jar-gon refers to the period of the day in which prisoners are locked in their cells. It has been derived from the Latin injunc-tion carpe diem ('seize the day') but may alternatively be a form of carpet.
► 'I just need a scratcher for a burn, before carpy.' (Evening Standard, September 1995)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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