DT
n.— «Court documents allege Carter asked Lyons to “go look for DTs,” which is a street term for detectives, in the moments before the shooting. Lyons went down the street, then came back and reported he didn’t see any.» —“Second man charged in homicide last fall outside Hilltop school” by Stacey Mulick News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington) Mar. 9, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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