polar bear
n.— «“Whats a “Polar Bear”? My first guesses were a bear in a “plain white wrapper” (eg. white unmarked patrol car).”…“A solid white patrol car. As an example in CA the CHP has most of it’s units in the traditional black and white, but a few of their units are solid white except for the markings and insignia.”» —“Re: Slang question” by Roger Shoaf Usenet: misc.transport.trucking June 19, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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If you’re ever near a sundial, step closer and look for a message. Many sundials bear haunting, poetic inscriptions about the brevity of life. Plus, language development in toddlers: why and how little ones pick up the exclamation Uh-oh! And a new...