Prison guards are being given lessons in gangsta rap slang - to fight a spiralling crimewave behind bars.
Lags who mastermind drug and gun rackets from their cells use the street lingo, similar to Jamaican patois, to outwit baffled warders.
And worried Ministry of Justice chiefs are drawing up a list of words to help staff combat crime among inmates.
An insider said: "Increasingly, prison officers are out of touch with jail language. It is like a foreign language to many of them, so some inmates are using it to sort out deals in front of guards."
Justice bosses have issued their gangsta slang index to all prison governors - and ordered them to report any new terms they hear.
A ministry bulletin said: "The language used by prisoners is continually evolving, reflecting street, gang and criminal culture, including terms for drugs, weapons and crimes."
The top ten phrases.
Strap - gun
Five 0 - police
Creps - trainers
Bate - acting suspiciously
Shotter - drugs dealer
Garms - designer clothes
Burned - to receive bad quality drugs
Blanks - drugs of bad, or poor quality
Travel agent - street drug dealer
Champ - a drug user who will not reveal his source
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