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  2. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    Slang term for the police originated in the Bronx (mildly derogatory). Jam sandwich, or Jam Butty UK, police traffic car, from the now largely obsolete historical colour-scheme – an overall white vehicle, with a longitudinal red, or red and yellow, stripe on each side. Still used for the metropolitan police in London.

  3. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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    See three-way junction 5-1-1 A transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada that was initially designated for road weather information. A Access road See frontage road Advisory speed limit A speed recommendation by a governing body. All-way stop or four-way stop An intersection system where traffic approaching it from all directions ...

  4. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    police car (slang) (US: zebra, black-and-white) Type of animal, e.g. giant panda, red panda pantomime: A form of comedic, usually family oriented musical stage production. silent acting, usu. without props, by mime artist (UK: mime) pants underpants (also briefs or boxers) of poor quality (slang) (of a situation) bad, unfortunate (slang).

  5. Jam sandwich (police car) - Wikipedia

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    A West Midlands Police Rover SD1 circa 1985, featuring "jam sandwich" livery encompassing most of the vehicle's midline. The term "jam sandwich" came into common use in the 1970s, as police cars changed from block colour schemes such as the blue and white "panda car" to broad fluorescent sidestriped liveries on white or grey base paint.

  6. List of CB slang - Wikipedia

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    Term Description Baby bear A rookie police officer. Bear A police officer. (See "Smokey" below) Bear bite/Invitation A speeding ticket. Bear cave/Bear's den A police station. Bear in the air A police officer in some form of aircraft (see "Eye in the sky"). Bear rolling discos A speeding police car with its lights flashing. Bear trap Radar or ...

  7. Old-School Slang Words That Really Deserve a Comeback

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    6. Hoosegow. Used to describe: Jail or prison Coming from the Spanish word "juzgado" which means court of justice, hoosegow was a term used around the turn of the last century to describe a place ...

  8. Category:Lists of slang - Wikipedia

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    Glossary of Wobbly terms; L. LGBTQ slang; List of slang terms for federal agents; M. ... List of police-related slang terms; List of Puerto Rican slang words and ...

  9. Detroit Slang - AOL

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    Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.