the joint

noun

US slang

: prison

five years in the joint

Examples of the joint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The court later severed the joint lawsuit into individual cases. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

This enables the joint venture to tailor specific packs to distinct vehicle types, from heavy pickup trucks to compact city cars. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Hart said doctors checked the finger along with several other things this summer and found that the joint and the bone had deteriorated to the point where the only fix left is a full joint replacement. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Dodge expects the joint venture to boost FFO by 300-400 basis points. — Tipranks Staff, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the joint

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint