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The term was used as the title of the 2014 British police drama Babylon. Bacon See Pig. Derogatory; derived from the term "Pig/Pigs"; can refer to a single officer or the police generally. [3] Bagieta Polish slang term for police officer, that is: baguette and it is reference to police baton BAC
2. (n.) (slang) police informer (US: narc, derived from narcotics agent, but often used in a general sense) nappy absorbent undergarment for babies (US: diaper) National Insurance compulsory payments made to the Government from earnings to pay for welfare benefits, the National Health Service (see below) and the state pension fund. never-never
Paddies, Huns (sectarian offensive term for pro-British Unionists), Taigs (sectarian offensive term for pro-Irish Nationalists) North Shields Cods Heeds, Fish Nabbers [citation needed] North Wales Gogs [44] Northwich Salter Boys [citation needed] Norwich Nodgies, Canaries, Budgies (the football club colours are green and yellow) Nottingham
In time, the term lost its naval connotation and was used to refer to British people in general and, in the 1880s, British immigrants in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. [9] Although the term may have been used earlier in the US Navy as slang for a British sailor or a British warship, such a usage was not documented until 1918. [9]
G-man, Government-man, G-woman: First used in 1928. [8] According to popular legend, when American gangster Machine Gun Kelly was arrested, he shouted "Don't shoot, G-men! Don't shoot!". [9] The term is primarily used to refer to FBI agents. KGB: Acronym for the principal security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 to 1991, now used as a ...
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British women police officers (1 C, 43 P) B. Black British police officers (7 P) C. British police chief officers (3 C, 36 P) British colonial police officers (4 C, 76 P)
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