turkey bacon
n.— «i agree, this man was treated screwed. turkey bacon (rent-a-cops) suck ass. they’re all a bunch of wannabe’s who couldn’t cut it as real cops. as for the police, come on, i’m sure they could’ve handled that a lot better. damn piggies.» —“Stupidity is not Patriotism” by Wesoby Michael Buffington (Portland, Ore.) Mar. 5, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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