jailwear means clothes to be worn by inmates of a jail. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.
Etymology
From jail + -wear.
noun
- Clothes to be worn by inmates of a jail.“For clothes, it’s jailwear or nothing at Riverside, unless you have the cash “on your books” to pick up a Hanes t-shirt or a pair of blue gym shorts from the canteen. The standard teal-green jumpsuit—never, ever to be worn unbuttoned—is only required for recreation and visitors.”