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English word

jail

B2Frequent NGSL-3
UK /dʒeɪl/US /dʒeɪl/
noun

a prison

verb

to put somebody in prison

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Taylor Swift's NYU Commencement Speech (2022)
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However, if I did slip up, the entire earth would fall off its axis, and it would be entirely my fault—and I would go to pop star jail forever and ever.

Taylor Swift's NYU Commencement Speech (2022)

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