A Tacoma, Wash., police report from 1946 is chock-full of showy police slang, from the punk on the stem to the handle of the beefer. Read the whole thing here. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “1946 Police Slang” Hello, you have A...
Can children adopted from other countries easily re-learn their native languages as adults? And if you’re invited to an old-fashioned pound party, what should you bring? Also, regional names for those wheeled contraptions you use at the grocery...
Is the TV show Hawaii Five-0 named for Ford Mustang 5.0 engines in police cruisers? No, and it’s correctly typed with a zero instead of the letter “O.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Hawaii Five-0” Hello, you have A Way with...
cherries and blueberries n.pl.— «“What is cherries and blueberries?” “it refers to the red and blue lights (cherries=red, blueberries=blue).”» —“Slang name you can’t stand?” by bdunndchi in Indiana Police Forums & Law Enforcement Forums @ Officer...
nuff nuff
n.— «Police speak…Nuff nuff a crazed lunatic.» —“Metropolitan” by Steve Perkin, Antony Catalano, Melissa Fyfe The Age (Melbourne, Australia) Mar. 20, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
turkey bacon n. a private security guard or officer; a rent-a-cop. Also plural. Etymological Note: A play off of “pig” and “bacon,” slang terms for police. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
