plastic plod
n.— «Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs), aka Blunkett’s Bobbies, are apparently sick and tired of being referred to as “Plastic Plods.” Out of deference to their junior colleagues” sensitivities, I am told that proper coppers now refer to them as “Chimps”—Can’t Help In Most Policing Situations.» —“If we’re clawing back pensions, let’s start with Gordon’s” by Richard Littleljohn Mail Online (United KIngdom) Feb. 27, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
In 1916, a small-town newspaper in Pennsylvania printed a fanciful item about a local gathering with a guest list that included, among others, Miss Ella Vader, Mr. Ray Zor, and other punny names. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...
“Nurdle” Means a Small Bit of Something: Toothpaste on a Brush, Plastic Pellets, and Pocket Detritus
The word nurdle, sometimes spelled nerdle, can be used to denote various “small bits of things,” such as styrofoam packing material or detritus in one’s pockets. It may be related to the word nodule. Like thingamabob and whatsit, the word nurdle...