slipping n.— «In the old days, lookouts had to run several blocks to relay their surveillance information; now it’s relayed in a matter of seconds. And it’s not just the whereabouts of a potential murder victim, it’s whether the potential...
dick v.— «Last summer, officers said that they were convinced that British troops were being expertly “dicked”—kept under surveillance—by unknown hostile elements intent on working out their patterns of movement and response...
dick v. to watch or to keep under surveillance. Editorial Note: There are also, of course, a wide variety of sex-related slang homonyms that are well-covered elsewhere. Etymological Note: The Historical Dictionary of American Slang attributes this...
dicking v.— «The group complains that the practice of “dicking”—terrorist surveillance of the homes and movements of serving or retired members of the security forces, to keep them as potential targets—remains widespread...
dicking v.— «The paras knew they were being watched—the sort of apparently casual, apparently civilian, yet purposeful surveillance the British army calls “dicking”—but there was no violence. The paras went unmolested on...
shotgun v.— «Tully shows how the spider network of many agencies and 16,000 persons has shotgunned the world with surveillance units and intercept nets.» —“Eavesdropping on Super Spies” by Keith S. Felton Los Angeles...