# jail fodder

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A person with criminal tendencies who is considered to be expendable, worth nothing more than to occupy a jail.

## Etymology
From jail + fodder, i.e. food to be fed to jails. Probably by analogy with cannon fodder.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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