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I just found a recording of my grandfather talking about his experiences as a Korean War POW. After describing "the cage", the interviewer called him some slang word in the implication that it would've made him more likely to be tortured. Can someone shed some context on this slang please?

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I just found a recording of my grandfather talking about his experiences as a Korean War POW. After describing "the cage", the interviewer called him some slang word in the implication that it would've made him more likely to be tortured. Can someone shed some context on this slang please?	252