Sing Sing

American  

[sing sing] / ˈsɪŋ ˌsɪŋ /

noun

1. the state prison at Ossining, New York.

2. former name of Ossining.

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Sing Sing British  

noun

1. a prison in New York State, in Ossining

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Etymology

Origin of Sing Sing

variant of Ossining

Example Sentences

While Domingo is taking on big-budget spectacles, he still keeps a foot in indie films, working with A24 on Sing Sing, for example.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

"It was just a lot of steps along the way that all of us figured it out," explained Bentley, whose first Oscar nomination came last year for best adapted screenplay for "Sing Sing."

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

"It represents something very strong, very powerful in terms of law and order...Alcatraz is, I would say, the ultimate. Sing Sing and Alcatraz, right? The movies."

From Salon • May 5, 2025

Stan: And the idea that in a system like Sing Sing, there’s a level of acceptance of self that’s happening on such a deeper, more profound level than it’s actually happening in the real world.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

Of the seventy-one facilities in the state, only two had no waiting list at all: Bedford Hills, a women’s max in Westchester, and Sing Sing.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover