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PLUCK - POLICE VEHICLE
PLUCK, PLUCKY - adjectives
• GALLOWS spirited, sprightly; plucky; smart in appearance ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALLUS spirited, sprightly; plucky; smart in appearance ...1865 Eng. dial.
• GAME AS NED KELLY plucky, courageous, willing to go up against overwhelming odds ...1930s Aust. sl.
• GAMEY spirited, plucky; showing fight to the last ...1844
• GAMON'D plucky, courageous, 'game' ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMY spirited, plucky; showing fight to the last ...1844
• GOOD-WOOLLED of persons: having plenty of dash and pluck; gifted with unflinching courage ...1847 Eng. dial.
• GUTSBALL courageous, spirited, plucky; robust ...1963 Amer. sl.
• GUTSY courageous, brave, spirited, plucky, robust ...1890 Amer. sl.
• GUTTY courageous, brave, spirited, plucky, robust ...1942 Amer. sl.
• RARE GAM plucky, spirited ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SPUNKIE plucky, mettlesome ...B1900 Sc.
• V.C. plucky, courageous ...L19 sl. (Victoria Cross)
PLUCK - nouns
• APPROOF courage, pluck tried by experience ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GAM † gameness, pluck ...1888 sl.
• GAME courage, pluck, spirit, endurance ...1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HACKLE courage, pluck ...M19 sl.
• SAND courage; tenacity; stamina; pluck; determination; perseverance; obstinacy ...1867 Amer. dial.
• SANDINESS the quality of having 'sand' or pluck ...1897 US sl.
• SAVOUR wit, spirit, pluck ...Bk1904 Sc.
PLUCK - nouns, person
• BLUE HEN'S CHICK a good fighter; a person with spirit or pluck ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLUE HEN'S CHICKEN a good fighter; a person with spirit or pluck ...1799 Amer. dial.
PLUCK - verbs
• DECERP † to pluck off or out; to extract, to excerpt; to tear apart ...1531
• DECERPT † to pluck off or out; to extract, to excerpt ...a1612
• RAMP † to snatch, to tear, to pluck; to pull suddenly or sharply ...1567
• RANCH †* to pull, to pluck ...1579
• RASE † to pull or pluck ...1375
• RAUNCH †* to pull, to pluck ...1579
• STAND TRUE VERMIN * to show pluck and persistency ...1834
• TIRE †* to tear, to tear at, to pluck ...c1374
• TIRL † to pluck at; to pluck at the strings of a harp or the like so as to cause them to sound ...c1470
PLUCKED - adjectives
• DECERPTIBLE †* that may be cropped or plucked off ...1727
PLUCKED - nouns
• DECERPTION †* a cropping off, or pulling away; that which is plucked off ...1657
PLUCKY - verbs
• HAVE HAIR ON ONE'S CHEST to be brave, to be plucky ...1950s sl.
PLUM - nouns
• PAIP the stone of a cherry, plum, or other stone fruit; an orange pip, etc. ...1721 Sc.
• PAPE the stone of a cherry, plum, or other stone fruit; an orange pip, etc. ...1721 Sc.
• PEP the stone of a cherry, plum, or other stone fruit; an orange pip, etc. ...1721 Sc.
PLUMBER - nouns, person
• LEADER a plumber ...c1440 obs. rare
• TIN KNOCKER a tinsmith, a plumber ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
PLUMP - adjectives
• BALLOCH strong, plump ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BATIE round; plump ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BILSHIE short and stout; plump and thriving ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BONNY healthily plump; looking well ...L16 Eng. dial.
• BOOZY bulky; plump; stout ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUSY large, bulky, plump ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CORSY † corpulent, fat, plump, big-bodied, stout ...c1440
• DAINTY plump and thriving, as regarding a child ...a1698 Sc.
• DENTY pleasant, agreeable; worthy, excellent; fine, handsome; plump and thriving, as regarding a child ...a1698 Sc.
• FLESHFUL † abounding in flesh, fat, plump ...1552
• JOLLY big, great, plump ...M19
• MEATY plump ...20C
• NUBBIE short and plump, dumpy ...B1900 Sc.
• PUFFY fat, plump
• ROLL-ABOUT * fat, plump, podgy, roly-poly ...1815
• SAPPIE plump, fat, fleshy, not shrunken or shrivelled ...a1801 Sc.
• SAPPY † fat; plump ...1694 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SPUDDY short and fat or plump; thickset ...a1825
• THRODDY plump, well-grown, in good condition, sleek; dumpy ...1740 Eng. dial.
• TISTY-TOSTY plump and comely; round like a ball ...1888 Eng. dial.
• WALLIE of persons and animals: big and strong, plump, buxom, thriving, sturdy ...1722 Sc.
• WALLY of persons and animals: big and strong, robust, plump, buxom, thriving, sturdy ...1722 Sc.
• WELL-COVERED plump, fleshy, fat ...1930s sl.
• WELL-UPHOLSTERED plump, fleshy, fat ...1930s sl.
PLUMP - nouns, person
• ARMFUL a plump woman ...20C Aust. sl.
• BALLOCH a plump, short person; ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BILSH a short, plump person; a thriving, stout person or animal ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIT OF CRUMB a plump, attractive woman ...L19 sl.
• BUTTERBALL a plump person ...1868 Amer. sl.
• FATTY CAKE a young woman with a plump, well-rounded figure ...20C sl.
• FUBS † a small chubby person; a plump young person or child; chiefly used as a term of endearment ...1614
• THRODDY a plump, thriving child ...1825 Eng. dial.
• THRODDY MAY a plump, good-looking girl ...1939 Amer. dial.
PLUMP - nouns, person, other
• FAT-FANCIER a man who prefers plump women ...19C sl.
• FAT-MONGER a man who prefers plump women ...19C sl.
PLUMP - verbs
• RAISE IN FLESH † to make plump ...1608
PLUNDER - adjectives
• MANUBIAL †* belonging to or having reference to the spoils of war ...1674
• MANUBIARY †* pert. to the spoils of war ...1658
PLUNDER - nouns
• ACQUISITIVE plunder, booty, pickings ...Bk1921 sl.
• BOOT booty, spoil, plunder ...L16 arch.
• CARAVAN † an object of plunder ...1688 thieves' cant
• CHOP-UP a division of plunder ...1966 Aust. criminals' sl.
• DISE loot, plunder; effects that can readily be disposed of in the market as new goods; 'merchandise' ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• FANG † that which is caught or taken; captured game; booty, plunder, spoils ...1016 obs. exc. Sc.
• MANUBIARY †* the trade of plunder ...1616
• QUOTA a share of plunder ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• RAFF spoil, plunder ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAPINE the act or practice of seizing and taking away by force the property of others; plunder, pillage, robbery ...a1420
• RAPTURE † the act of seizing and carrying off as prey or plunder ...1608
• REIF robbery, rapine, plunder ...1791 Sc.
• RENT plunder, booty ...Bk1903 cant
• RIEF robbery, rapine, plunder ...1791 Sc.
• SACK * plundered goods ...1859
• SACKAGE * 1. the act of sacking a city, etc. ...1577-87
†* 2. booty, plunder ...1609
• SWAG plunder; booty ...sl.
PLUNDER - nouns, person
• MANUBIARY †* one who lives by plunder ...1623
PLUNDER - verbs
• BLOB to plunder ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HARASS † to lay waste, to devastate, to plunder ...a1618
• HARRY † to plunder, to carry off in a marauding raid (cattle, etc.) ...1579 obs. exc. Sc.
• HERRY to rob, to plunder, to pillage; used esp. of robbing birds' nests ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MARAUD to make a raid for the purpose of plundering ...1711
• PANYAR to seize as plunder, to raid, to steal; to kidnap natives as slaves ...1735 W. Afr.
• PICK FEATHERS OFF † to plunder ...1677
• RAIM † to put to ransom, to exact ransom from; hence, to spoil, to plunder, to deprive of ...c1330
• RAME to steal, to rob, to plunder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACKLE to ransack, to search for closely; to plunder ...1802 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RAPE * to rob, to strip, to plunder a place ...a1721
• RAPINE †* to commit rapine; to plunder, to carry off as loot ...1580
• REAVE to rob, to steal, to plunder; to bereave of ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SACK to strip a person or place of possessions or goods; to plunder, to despoil ...a1547
• SACKAGE † to plunder ...1585
• SCOFF to filch, to steal, to plunder, to sponge ...1885 Sc.
• SKECK †* to make a raid on; to plunder ...c1330
• SKICK †* to make a raid on; to plunder ...a1300
• TO-REAVE † to commit robbery or plunder; to rob, to plunder, to deprive by violence of ...a1300
PLUNDERED - adjectives
• HARRIED plundered, robbed, pillaged ...1844 Sc.
PLUNDERER, PLUNDERING - nouns, person
• HARPY a rapacious, plundering, or grasping person; one that preys upon others ...1589
• LATRON † a robber, a brigand, a plunderer ...1613
• MARAUDER one who roves in quest of plunder; a freebooter, a plunderer ...1698
• RABIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• RAPINER * a plunderer ...1843
• RAPPAREE an Irish pikeman or irregular soldier, of the kind prominent during the war of 1688-92; hence, an Irish bandit, robber, plunderer, or freebooter; any ruffianly vagabond ...1690
• RAPTOR † a plunderer, a robber ...1667
• REAVE a robber, a plunderer ...1793 Sc. obs.
• REAVER a robber, a plunderer; esp. a border thief ...1678 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ROBIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• RUBIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• SCAUMER † a pirate, a plunderer; a cattle-lifter ...1836 Sc.
PLUNDERING - adjectives
• DIREPTITIOUS † characterized by pillaging, plundering, or robbery ...1532
• HARRYING robbing, plundering ...1898 Sc.
• HERRYING robbing, plundering ...1898 Sc.
• LATROCINY † highway-robbery; brigandage, freebooting, plundering ...c1430
• LATRONAGE †* robbery, brigandage ...1619
• ON THE MARAUD * intent on plundering ...1839
• PREDATITIOUS † adj. characterized by plundering, pillaging, or robbing; predatory ...1659
• REIF plundering, robbing ...Bk1904 Sc.
PLUNDERING - nouns
• HARROWING plundering, sacking of a country ...1599
• HARRYING warlike incursion; devastation, laying waste; ravaging, plundering, raiding ...c900
• HERRIMENT the act of robbing or plundering ...1787 Sc.
• HERRYING the act of robbing or plundering ...1887 Sc.
• MARAUD * the act of raiding or plundering ...1837
• SKINNING †* fleecing, plundering ...1686
PLUNGE, PLUNGING - nouns
• DEMBLE a plunge, as in liquid ...B1900 Sc.
• HEADER a headfirst fall; a plunge or dive head foremost ...1849 colloq.
• IMMERGENCE the act of plunging or sinking into anything ...1859
• IMMERSEMENT * a plunge, a plunging ...1827
PLUNGE - verbs
• BESENCH † to cause to sink, to submerge, to plunge down, to overwhelm ...971
• DEMBLE to dip or plunge in liquid; to splash ...B1900 Sc.
• IMMERGE * 1. to dip, to plunge, to put under the surface of a liquid; to immerse ...1624
* 2. to plunge or dip oneself in a liquid; to sink ...1706
• IMPLUNGE * to plunge in or into ...1590
• KEAVE to plunge ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SCOUR to plunge ...1818 Sc.
• SCOWSH to plunge into water ...1885 Eng. dial.
• WALLOP to move clumsily or convulsively; to flounder, to plunge ...1715 Eng. dial. & colloq.
PLUNGED - adjectives
• BEDOVE † immersed, plunged ...a1000
• BEDOVEN † immersed, plunged ...a1000 obs.
PLUNGING - nouns
• WALLOP a violent, heavy, clumsy, noisy movement of the body; a plunging, floundering, lurching, etc. ...1820 chiefly Sc. & colloq.
PNEUMONIA - adjectives
• CHESTY of tuberculosis or pneumonia: weak in the chest ...20C colloq.
PNEUMONIA - nouns
• AMONIA pneumonia ...1982 Bahamas sl.
POACHER - nouns, person
• BLACK-FISHER a night poacher of fish ...Bk1911 Sc.
• PLOGGER a poacher ...1989 Amer. dial.
POCKET - adjectives
• DOWN SOUTH hidden, buried; in one's pocket ...1910s Aust. sl.
POCKET - nouns
• BARNEY MOKE a pocket ...1940s rhyming sl. for 'poke'
• BOTTLE POCKET the left side trousers pocket ...1980 Amer. dial.
• BREECH the rear pants pockets, designated right and left breech ...Bk1914 pickpockets' sl.
• BUDGE a place inside the breast of a coat, shirt, or dress where small articles are kept ...1903 Amer. dial.
• CLY a pocket ...c1690 thieves' cant
• DAVY CROCKETT a pocket ...1956 theatrical rhyming sl.
• DOODLE-SACK a pocket ...L18 sl.
• FAB a fob, a small pocket; a tobacco pouch ...1811 Sc.
• GARRET the fob-pocket ...1812 sl.
• GROPUS a coat-pocket ...B1900 sl.
• GULLY-FLUFF the fluff, dirt, etc., which accumulates in the pockets ...B1900 colloq.
• IRISHMAN'S POCKET a pocket that is both large and empty ...20C US sl.
• JAG a pocket ...1825 Sc.
• JAGGET a full sack or pocket, hanging awkwardly, and dangling at every motion ...1808 Sc.
• KECK a pocket ...L19 sl.
• KEEK a pocket ...L19 sl.
• KEEK-CLOY a trouser pocket ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• KICK a pocket ...1851 sl.
• LOCKER a pocket ...1836 US nautical sl.
• MOUSE a pocket ...1940s US Black sl.
• NUFF-NUFF the stuff that collects in the pockets of old suits and overcoats ...1973 Amer. dial.
• OUTSIDER an outside pocket ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• PAISLEY MITTENS the trouser pockets; used jocularly to imply laziness in Paisley men ...1868 Sc.
• PENNY LOCKET a pocket ...1998 Brit. rhyming sl.
• PIT a pocket ...1811 sl.
• POKE a wallet, pocket, or purse ...1859 Amer. sl.
• RAISE a pocket ...1940s US Black sl.
• SACK a pocket ...L17 cant
• SALT-BOX CLY the outside coat pocket, with a flap ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• SIDEKICK a side-pocket ...1916 US criminals' sl.
• SIDE-KICKER a side-pocket ...1903 US criminals' sl.
• SKY a pocket ...1890 rhyming sl., (Sky-Rocket)
• SKY-ROCKET a pocket ...1879 rhyming sl.
• SLIDE a trouser pocket ...1932 US sl.
• TAIL KICK the pocket in a tailcoat ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• TAIL PIT the side pocket of a coat ...1937 US pickpockets' sl.
• TANNER CASE a pocket ...E19 sl.
• UPSTAIRS the inside breast-pocket ...1933 US criminals' sl.
• WALLIES pockets in an under-waistcoat ...1825 Sc.
• WALLISES pockets to under-waistcoat ...Bk1905 Sc.
POCKET - verbs
• IMPOUCH †* to put into a pouch, bag, or pocket ...1611
POCKETKNIFE - nouns
• DALLAS SPECIAL a pocketknife with a blade longer than the legal limit ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HAWKBILL a pocketknife with a hooked blade ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JACKALEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JACKILEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JACKYLEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JOCKALEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NIGGER JIGGER (derogatory) a large pocketknife with blades that fold in and out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER KILLER n. (derogatory) a large pocketknife with blades that fold in and out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER STICKER (derogatory) a large pocketknife with blades that fold in and out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PIG-STICKER a bayonet, a knife, esp. a large folding knife; a pocketknife ...1870 Amer. dial.
• SHUT-KNIFE a large pocketknife with blades that fold in and out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TOAD-STABBER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1877 Amer. dial.
• TOAD-STICKER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1847 Amer. dial.
POD - nouns
• SHALE † the pod of peas or beans; a shell; a husk ...OE
PODGY - adjectives
• ROLL-ABOUT * fat, plump, podgy, roly-poly ...1815
POEM - nouns
• CANTICLE † a canto of a poem ...1596
• CANTON † one of the divisions of a long poem, a canto ...1609
• ECONOMY † the structure or arrangement of a poem, play, etc. ...1671
• LAY a short lyric or narrative poem intended to be sung ...a1240
• MARTIALS † poems about wars ...1589 nonce use
• TAG the refrain or catch of a song or poem ...1793
• VERSELET a little verse; a small poem ...1836
• VERSEMANSHIP * verse-making ...1762
• VERSEMONGERY the writing of bad verse ...1836
• YED † a song, a poem, a speech, a tale, a riddle ...c1205
POET - nouns, person
• BARDESS * a female bard, a poetess ...1822
• BARDLET a young or inexperienced poet ...1867
• BARDLING a young or inexperienced poet ...1813
• FACTIST † a poet or play-maker ...1775
• LEOTH-SCOP † a poet ...c1205
• MAKER † a poet ...1387-8 obs. exc. arch.
• POET-SUCKER † an immature or inexperienced poet ...1614
• RHYME-SLINGER a poet ...Bk1903 sl.
• SAYAR † a poet ...1827 Sc.
• SCALD an ancient Scandinavian poet; in general, a poet ...1763
• SINGER a composer of poetry or verse; a poet ...1560
• SKALD an ancient Scandinavian poet; in general, a poet ...1763
• VERSE-FELLOW † a fellow or companion verse-maker ...1592
• VERSEMAKER one who makes or writes verses; a poet ...1647
• VERSEMAN a man who writes verse; a poet; later, a minor poet or versifier ...1652
• VERSEMONGER a versifier, esp. one who writes poor or indifferent verse; a poetaster ...1634
• VERSER a writer of verse; a poet ...c1611
POETICAL - adjectives
• NUMBERY † poetical, metrical, melodious ...1598
POETRY - nouns
• GAY SCIENCE, THE the art of poetry ...1813
• HARPING verses, poetry, 'song' ...1819
• RHYMING-WARE † compositions in rhyme; poetry ...1785 Sc.
POETRY - verbs
• CLIMB PARNASSUS to write poetry ...1774
• MAKE to compose poetry ...1876 Sc.
POINT - nouns
• ACUMINATION 1. the product of sharpening; a tapering point ...1659
2. the act of sharpening or bringing to a point ...1837
• CACUMEN a top or point
• NEB the tip or point of anything; the peak of a cap or bonnet; the toe of a shoe; the extremity of anything ending in a point or narrowed part ...1611
• RANNY-POINT a long, sharp point ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANG anything ending in a point; a knife; a piece of iron used for fencing ...1784 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAPPIE-TOORIE anything raised very high to a point ...1895 Sc.
• TIPLET a small or minute tip or point ...1890
• YARRAGE an edge, corner, sharp point ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
POINT - verbs
• ACUMINATE †* to rise or taper to a point ...1641
POINT (direct) - verbs
• SIGHT to point or show the way ...1952 Amer. dial.
POINT-BLANK - adjectives
• LEVEL * plain, point-blank ...1820
POINTED - adjectives
• ACULEATE pointed, incisive, stinging ...1605
• NEAPED pointed; terminating in a peak ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PICKED sharp-pointed ...1791 Amer. dial.
POINTED - nouns
• ACULEATION * the state of being sharpened or pointed ...1870
POINTED - verbs
• ACUMINATE to sharpen, to make pointed; to give poignancy or keenness to ...1611
• FASTIGATE † to make pointed; to become pointed ...1623
• FASTIGIATE to make pointed at the top like a gable; to taper to a point ..1656
POINTLESS - adjectives
• OFF THE WALL adj. odd, eccentric; crazy; obnoxious, offensive, pointless ...1937 US sl.
POINTLESS - nouns
• JACK-OFF an act of masturbation; hence, fig. something worthless or pointless ...1930s US sl.
POINTLESS - verbs
• MILK OVER THE CAN to discourse pointlessly or beyond the mark ...1895 Eng. dial.
POISE - nouns
• PAISE poise, balance ...1867 Eng. dial.
POISE, POISED - verbs
• FALL APART to collapse emotionally; to lose control of one's feelings; to lose one's usual poise and confidence ...1930s sl.
• MAINTAIN YOUR COOL to stay calm, poised ...1960s Amer. sl.
POISON - adjectives
• VENENIFEROUS * flowing with or discharging venom, bearing poison ...1656
• VENENIFLUOUS * flowing with or discharging venom, bearing poison ...1891
POISON, POISONOUS - nouns
• ACONITE deadly poison ...1597 poetic
• ATTER poison, venom ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATTERIL poisonous matter from an ulcer or wound ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANE poison ...1580 Eng. dial.
• BISH poison ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• BLACK BOTTLE a poisonous drink ...1927 Amer. dial.
• BLACK DRAUGHT a poisonous drink ...1935 Amer. dial.
• GALL † poison, venom ...1340
• GO-AWAY MEDICINE poison gas ...Amer. World War I sl.
• TOAD-POOL † a mass of corrupt poisonous matter ...1607
• VENEFICE † the practice of employing poison or magical potions; the exercise of sorcery by such means ...c1380
• VENEFY † the practice of employing poison or magical potions; the exercise of sorcery by such means ...1616
• VENENOSITY † poisonous quality or property ...1539
• VENIN † venom, poison ...c1330
• VENOM * poison, esp. as administered to or drunk by a person; any poisonous or noxious substance ...c1290
• VENOMING † poison ...a1470
• VENOMNESS * the quality of being poisonous, venomousness ...1543
• VENOMOUSHEAD † the quality of being poisonous, venomousness ...a1400
• VENOMOUSTY † the quality of being poisonous, venomousness ...1377
POISON - nouns, person
• VENOMER * one who administers venom; a poisoner ...1647
POISON - verbs
• BELLAN to poison ...1814 Eng. dial.
• FAKE to shoot, to wound, to hit or cut; to poison ...E19 sl.
• IMPOTIONATE †* to poison ...1563-87
• VENENATE † to poison; to render poisonous ...1623
• VENIN † to poison ...a1500
• VENOM to poison a person, etc. ...c1320 arch.
POISONED - adjectives
• AMPERED poisoned, festered; decayed ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BELLANED of men or animals: poisoned by particles of lead ore ...1882 Eng. dial.
• HOT poisoned ...2002 UK sl.
• IMPOTIONATE †* poisoned ...1583
• VENENATE † poisoned; infected or imbued with poison or poisonous properties ...1633
POISONING - nouns
• VENENATION † the act of poisoning ...1646
POISONING - nouns, person
• VENEFIC † one who practises poisoning as a secret art; a sorcerer or sorceress; a wizard or witch ...1651
POISON IVY - nouns
• POISON CREEPER poison ivy ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH IVY poison ivy ...1960 Amer. dial.
POISONOUS - adjectives
• ACONICKE † poisonous ...1626
• ARRAND-POISON exceedingly poisonous or infectious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARRAND-SMITTLE exceedingly poisonous or infectious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATTERING poisonous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• VENEFIC † practising or dealing in poisoning; acting by poison; having poisonous effects ...1646
• VENEFICAL † practising or dealing in poisoning; acting by poison; having poisonous effects ...1609
• VENEFICIAL † practising or dealing in poisoning; acting by poison; having poisonous effects ...a1646
• VENEFICIOUS * practising or dealing in poisoning; acting by poison; having poisonous effects ...1904
• VENEFICOUS * practising or dealing in poisoning; acting by poison; having poisonous effects ...1657
• VENENATE † poisoned; infected or imbued with poison or poisonous properties ...1633
• VENENE * poisonous, venomous ...1665
• VENENOSE * poisonous, venomous ...1673
• VENENOUS * poisonous, venomous ...c1425
• VENOMFUL † venomous, poisonous ...1544
POISONOUS - verbs
• VENENATE † to poison; to render poisonous ...1623
POKE - nouns
• JAB a poke, prod, or stab ...c1820 colloq. & Eng. dial.
POKE - verbs
• BACKHAND DRIVE to poke someone between the buttocks ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• DABACH to poke, to thrust, to prod ...1939 Sc.
• DAKE to prick with anything sharp; to poke with the finger ...1885 Eng. dial.
• GLOM to jab, to poke ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GOOCH to poke or tickle ...1929 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE to poke or tickle someone suddenly, esp. in the buttocks, or to threaten to do so; to startle ...1906 Amer. dial.
• GOUGE to jab, to poke ...1834 Amer. dial.
• JAB to poke, prod, stab ...c1830 colloq. & Eng. dial.
• JAP to poke with something sharp ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PAKE to poke about; to potter about; to peep at ...1893 Eng. dial.
• PUG * to poke; to punch; to strike ...E19 Eng. dial.
POKER - nouns
• JOLLY JOKER a poker ...20C rhyming sl.
• ORINOKO a poker (pronounced 'orinoker') ...M19 rhyming sl.
• POKING STICK a fire poker ...1954 Amer. dial.
• RECTOR a poker kept only for show ...L19 sl.
• TICKLER a small poker ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
POKER (game) - see CARDS
POLAND - adjectives
• VARSOVIAN belonging to Warsaw ...1902
POLAND, POLISH - nouns, person
• PODUNK a Polish person ...1969 Amer. dial.
• POLACK (mainly derogatory) a Polish immigrant or a person of Polish ancestry; broadly, a central European immigrant, a foreigner ...1855 Amer. dial.
• POLACKER (mainly derogatory) a Polish immigrant or a person of Polish ancestry; broadly, a central European immigrant, a foreigner ...1883 Amer. dial.
• POLANDER a person of Polish birth or descent; broadly, a central European ...1624 Amer. dial.
• POLLACK (somewhat derogatory) a Pole or a person of Polish extraction ...1879 Amer. sl.
• POLLOCK (somewhat derogatory) a Pole or a person of Polish extraction ...1879 Amer. sl.
• POLSKI a person of Polish ancestry; a Polish immigrant ...1950 Amer. dial.
• POSKI (derogatory) a person of Polish ancestry; a Polish immigrant ...1964 Amer. dial.
• ROUNDHEAD a Swedish person; a Norwegian; a Polish person; a Finnish person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAUSAGE ROLL a Pole ...1940s rhyming sl.
• UMPKE a Polish person ...2005 Amer. dial.
• YAK (derogatory) a nickname for a Pole or a person of Polish descent ...20C US sl.
POLAR - nouns, person
• MACROSCIAN one having a long shadow; an inhabitant of the polar regions ...19C
POLAR BEAR - nouns
• NANOOK a polar bear ...1963 Can. sl.
POLE - nouns
• BALLOW † a cudgel, a stick, a pole ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BARLING † a pole ...1611
• LEAP-STAFF † a leaping pole ...c1626
• QUANT a long pole with which to propel barges or punts; a walking-stick ...1790 Eng. dial.
POLICE - adjectives (also see DETECTIVE, SHERIFF)
• BUM-BEEFED framed by the police as in the case when drugs are planted in one's pocket by the arresting officer ...1960s US Black sl.
• COP pert. to the police or police culture ...1950s sl.
• HOT CROSS BUN on the run (from the police) ...20C rhyming sl.
• ON A PENSION of a policeman: having been bribed ...1996 Brit. sl.
• ON THE CURRANT BUN on the run from the police ...c1920 rhyming sl.
• ON THE FADE evading justice, dodging the police ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• ON THE FADE-OUT evading the police, on the run ...1910s US sl.
• POLICIAL * pertaining to the police ...1843
• READERED wanted by the police ...c1845 cant
• TOSSED searched by the police ...1950s Amer. sl.
• UNMUGGED unphotographed by the police ...1901 US criminals' sl.
POLICE - nouns (also see POLICE STATION, POLICE VEHICLE, etc.)
• ALABAMA LIE DETECTOR a police baton ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• ALICE BLUE the police ...1930s US homosexual sl.
• ALICE BLUE GOWN the police ...1930s US homosexual sl.
• ALYO an arrangement between criminals and the police giving the former immunity from arrest or harassment ...Amer. sl.
• BABYLON the police; a prison warder ...1940s sl., orig. W. Indies, then UK & US Black
• BACON a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1974 Amer. sl.
• BAG, THE in the police and fire departments: a uniform ...1944 Amer. sl.
• BATPHONE a police radio; the police personal radio system ...1977 UK sl.
• BILL the police ...1950s sl.
• BILL, THE the police ...1969 Brit. sl.
• BILLY a policeman's baton ...a1859 US
• BIZZIES the police ...1948 UK sl.
• BLOW OFF a giving of information, a warning, to the police ...1925 criminals’ sl.
• BLUE BOYS the police ...1883
• BOYS, THE the police ...1867 Amer. sl.
• BOYS IN BLUE, THE the police ...1851 sl.
• BURRITO BAG a mesh restraint used by police to contain a violent person ...1997 US sl.
• BUSIES the police ...1948 UK sl.
• BUST a (police) raid; a search ...1938 sl., orig. US
• BUTTON a law-enforcement officer's badge ...1929 Amer. police sl.
• BUZZER a police or other law-enforcement badge ...1914 Amer. sl.
• COCOBOLA a police nightstick ...1990s US sl.
• COP HOUND a police dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• C.T.A. the police ...c1860 circus & showmen's usage
• DAN O'LEARY a tour of police duty in which the police officer works every possible minute ...1958
• DARLO DROP police brutality towards a victim in custody ...1990s Aust. police & criminals' sl.
• DEES, THE the police as an organization ...M19 NZ sl.
• DIP SQUAD a police unit that targets pickpockets ...1977 UK sl.
• DRUNK TANK a cell in a police station in which drunks are held ...1912 US sl.
• DUCKS AND GEESE the police ...1966 Aust. rhyming sl.
• ESCLOP the police ...M19 back-slang
• ESILOP the police ...M19 back-slang
• ESLOP the police ...M19 back-slang
• ESPANTOON a policeman's club ...1931 Amer. dial.
• FACTORY, THE a large Metropolitan police station of severe appearance; generally, any police station ...c1860 sl.
• FAIRY-KILLER DETAIL the antihomosexual detail of a vice squad ...1965 Amer. police sl.
• FASCISTS the police ...1999 UK sl.
• FIVE-O the police ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FORCE, THE. the police ...1868 UK sl.
• FUZZ, THE the police ...1929 sl., orig. US
• GAFF police examination or interrogation ...1929 UK sl.
• GARAGE ACTION a legal action for libel (usually against a newspaper) brought by the police on their own behalf; the damages awarded are often substantial enough to buy a new garage for the police officer's home ...1998 UK sl.
• GENTLEMEN IN BLUE, THE the police ...1851 sl.
• GROUNDER a police call that demands or results in relatively little investigative effort ...1981 Amer. police usage
• HEAT the police ...1937 sl., orig. US
• HOOK, THE police ...1994 criminals' sl.
• IRISH DIVIDEND a shake-down by the police ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• JOE a taunt to or warning of the approach of a policeman ...M19 Aust. & NZ
• JOHN LAW personification of the police ...1907 US sl.
• JOHNNY LAW the police ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LAW, THE the police ...18C sl., orig. US
• LILLIAN. the police ...1970s homosexual sl.
• LILLY LAW a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1949 US homosexual usage
• LILY LAW a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1949 US homosexual usage
• MAKE an identification of, or information about, a person or thing from police records, fingerprints, etc. ...1950 sl., orig. US
• MAN, THE the police ...1919 sl.
• MANOR a police district ...1924 Brit. sl.
• MEE-MAWS the police ...1988 Sc. sl.
• MEN IN BLUE, THE the police ...1851 sl.
• MISS ALICE the police ...1930s US homosexual sl.
• MUG BOOK a book kept by the police containing photographs of criminals ...1958 sl.
• MUG SHOT a police photograph of a (convicted) criminal ...1950 US sl.
• MUMP-HOLE an unofficial place of refreshment for patrolling police officers, as hospitals, cafes, shops, etc. ...1983 Brit. sl.
• MUMPING the acceptance by the police of small gifts or bribes from trades people ...1970 Brit. sl.
• NAIL-EM-AND-JAIL-EM the police ...1967 US Black sl.
• NAILERS police ...1950s US Black sl.
• NIGGER-STICK (offensive) a baton carried by policemen, prison warders, etc. ...1971 US sl.
• NUTBAG a mesh restraint used by police to restrain violent people ...1997 US sl.
• OAK TOWEL an oaken cudgel; a wooden club; a policeman's club ...1859 sl.
• OBBO police surveillance of a person, building, etc.; a prison observation room ...c1919 sl.
• OBO police surveillance ...1933 sl.
• OLD BILL a police officer; the police ...1958 UK sl.
• PACKAGE a police record ...1910s US sl.
• PADDING the practice of planting extra amounts of drugs to ensure a conviction ...2000s UK police usage
• POH-POH the police ...1980s US Black sl.
• PLOD, THE the police ...1986 Brit. sl.
• POLIS, THE the police ...c1874 sl., chiefly Irish & Sc.
• PO-PO the police ...1980s US Black sl.
• POTSY a police officer's badge ...1932 Northeastern US sl.
• PULL in policing, an act of temporarily detaining a suspicious person or vehicle for investigation ...1977 UK sl.
• PUSSY POSSE a police squad, or vice squad dealing with prostitution ...1963 sl.
• RACE the chase to escape law enforcement officers, either by car or on foot ...1974 Amer. dial.
• RACKET a private, police-only party ...1987 US sl.
• RADICATION the police ...1970s UK Black sl.
• RADICS the police ...1970s UK Black sl.
• RADIX the police ...1970s UK Black sl.
• RADS the police ...2000 UK sl.
• RAP SHEET a police record of convictions ...1960 sl., chiefly US
• READER a circular notifying police officers of a suspected criminal to be arrested ...1920 US criminals' sl.
• ROMBOYLE the watch (early police) ...M17 cant
• SAM AND DAVE the police, when working in a team of two ...1980s US Black sl.
• SHAKE-DOWN a (police) raid; a search ...1914 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SHEET a police record of convictions ...1958 US sl.
• SHERLOCK HOLMES the police ...1950s US Black sl.
• SHOW UP a police line-up of suspected criminals, usually presented for possible identification by witnesses ...1929 Amer. sl.
• SHOW-UP LINE a police line-up of suspected criminals, usually presented for possible identification by witnesses ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SIGNALMENT * a description of a person wanted by the police; a distinguishing mark ...1778
• SILENT BEEF a note attached to an individual's police record stating that they have been suspected (but not charged due to lack of proof) of committing a crime; the note requests that they be punished to the maximum extent for such lesser charges as can be brought ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• SILLY SEASON from a police perspective, the summer as a period of counterculture, pop, rock, and dance festivals ...1999 UK sl.
• SQUEAL a call for police assistance or investigation ...1949 sl.
• STAKE-OUT a period of surveillance, esp. police ...1942 sl., orig. US
• STAND-UP an identification parade ...1935 US sl.
• STING a police undercover operation to catch criminals ...1976 sl., chiefly US
• TANK, THE a large cell in a police station ...1912 US sl.
• THREE-BULLET JOEY the police ...1960s US Black sl.
• TIN a police officer's badge or shield ...1949 US sl.
• UMBRELLA police protection, obtained through bribery ...1960s US sl.
• UNCLE BILL the police force in general; the law personified ...1962 sl.
• UNCLE NABS the police ...1970s US Black sl.
• UNCLE WILF the police ...20C rhyming sl. for 'filth'
• UNION WAGE the police ...1970s US Black sl.
• VERAS the police vice squad ...1996 UK sl.
• VERA VICE the police vice squad ...1950s homosexual sl.
• VICE the vice squad ...1950s sl.
• VICE, THE a police vice squad ...1966 UK sl.
• VICTORIA VICE the police vice squad ...1950s homosexual sl.
• YARD, THE Scotland Yard; later New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of London's Metropolitan Police ...1888 sl.
• ZOOM a police raid ...1930s US criminals' sl.
POLICE , POLICEMAN, POLICE OFFICER - nouns, person
• ACE a police officer ...1949 Amer. sl.
• AGENT any police officer ...1960s US Black sl.
• ANIMAL a policeman, before he became a 'pig' ...Brit. sl.
• ARM a police officer ...Amer. criminals' sl.
• AVIATOR a police superior with no steady assignment who 'flies' from job to job filling in for others of his rank who are ill or on vacation ...1972 US police sl.
• B a policeman ...1900s sl.
• BAB a policeman ...1970s W. Indies sl.
• BABY-BLUES a policeman ...1950s US sl.
• BACHELOR in police work: an officer who works best alone ...1992 US sl.
• BACON a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1974 Amer. sl.
• BADGE BANDIT a police officer, esp. a motorcycle police officer ...1960 US sl.
• BADGE-TOTER a law officer ...1969 US West sl.
• BALD-TYRE BANDIT a traffic police officer ...1960s criminal sl.
• BANGIE a policeman, a constable ...1870 Sc.
• BEAR a police officer, mainly applied to a highway patrol officer or state trooper ...1975 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BIG HAT a law enforcement officer; a policeman; a sheriff ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BIG STAR a law enforcement officer, a sheriff ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BIG STICK a person of authority, as a police officer or foreman; a marshal ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BILL FROM THE HILL police officers serving at Notting Hill police station in London ...1950s sl.
• BILLY a law enforcement officer; a policeman ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BILLY BOY a law enforcement officer; a policeman ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BILLY MAN a law enforcement officer; a policeman ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIZZIE a policeman; specifically, a CID officer, a detective ...20C sl.
• BIZZY a policeman; specifically, a CID officer, a detective ...20C sl.
• BLACK-TRACKER a native policeman employed in tracking down fugitive Blacks and criminals ...1867 Aust.
• BLUECOAT a policeman ...1875 Amer. dial.
• BLUEY a policeman ...M19 sl.
• BOBBY a police officer ...1844 Brit. sl.
• BOGEY a police officer ...1924 Brit. sl.
• BOGY a police officer ...1924 Brit. sl.
• BOOGERMAN a policeman ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOOGEYMAN a policeman ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOTTLE AND STOPPER a police officer ...1928 US rhyming sl. for 'copper'
• BROWN BOMBER a traffic warden or 'parking cop' ...1953 Aust. sl.
• BUGGER-MAN a policeman ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BULKY a policeman ...1827 sl.
• BULL a police officer ...1893 US sl.
• BUSTER a law-enforcement officer; a police officer ...1963 US sl.
• BUSY a policeman; specifically, a CID officer, a detective ...1904 Brit. sl.
• BUSY BEE a policeman ...1950s UK juvenile sl.
• BUSYBODY a policeman; specifically, a CID officer, a detective ...20C sl.
• BUTTON(S) a unformed police officer ...1913 Amer. sl.
• CAKE a stupid policeman ...Bk1891 Amer. thieves' sl.
• CATCHER a watchman or policeman ...1837 US sl.
• CHARPERER a policeman ...c1860 sl.
• CHARPERING OMEE a policeman ...c1860 sl.
• CHARPERING OMER a policeman ...c1860 sl.
• CHARPERING OMI a policeman ...L19 sl.
• CHERRY TOP a policeman ...1966 Amer. dial.
• COP a police officer ...1855 colloq.
• COPMAN a policeman ...L19 Aust. sl.
• COPPER a police officer ...1846 sl.
• COPPERMAN a policeman ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• COPPER'S-NARK a police spy ...19C sl.
• COZZER a police officer ...1950 Brit. sl.
• COZZPOT a police officer ...1962 Brit. sl.
• CRIME-BUSTER a law officer who specializes in fighting large-scale organized crime ...sl.
• DANGER SIGNAL a policeman ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• DEAN a police officer ...2000s US Black sl.
• DEE a detective; any police officer whatsoever ...c1840 sl.
• DEMON a police officer ...1889 Aust. sl.
• DICK a police officer ...1908 sl., chiefly US
• DICKLESS TRACY a female police officer ...1963 jocular, orig. US
• DOG DRIVER (insulting or contemptuous) a police officer ...1977 UK sl.
• DOOLAN a policeman ...1950s Aust. sl.
• DO-RIGHT BOY. a police officer ...1970 US sl.
• EAR a police officer ...1973 S. Afr. sl.
• EGG-WALKER a police officer ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ERVINE a policeman ...1960s US Black sl.
• ESCLOP a policeman ...Bk1902 back-slang
• FEE GRABBER a policeman; a deputy sheriff; a constable ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FILTH, THE the police, members of the police force ...c1950 criminal sl.
• FLAT-FOOT a police officer; often applied specifically to uniformed officers, as opposed to detectives ...1912 sl., orig. US
• FLATTIE a police officer; a uniformed officer as opposed to detectives ...1866 sl., orig. US
• FLATTY a police officer; a uniformed officer as opposed to detectives ...1866 sl., orig. US
• FLY a policeman ...B1857 sl.
• FOOTIE a pedestrian police surveillance operative ...2002 UK sl.
• FOOTY a pedestrian police surveillance operative ...2002 UK sl.
• FOX a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• FROG a policeman ...19C Brit.
• FUR the police ...Bk1990 Amer.sl.
• FUZZ a police officer ...1930 sl., orig. US
• FUZZ MAN the police; a detective; a jail keeper ...Bk1990 Amer.sl.
• FUZZY the police; a detective; a jail keeper ...Bk1990 Amer.sl.
• FUZZY TAIL the police; a detective; a jail keeper ...Bk1990 Amer.sl.
• GABBER a policeman ...1980s sl.
• GALLAGHER AND SHEEHAN a policeman ...1910s US sl.
• GALLOW'S-TRAP a Bow Street officer; a policeman ...c1810 UK criminals' sl.
• GARLO a police officer ...2000 UK gypsy usage
• GATHER a police officer ...1999 UK sl.
• GENDARME a police officer ...1906 sl.
• GRASS a police officer ...1939 Brit. sl.
• GRASSHOPPER a police officer ...1893 Brit. sl.
• GRUNTER a policeman ...1820 sl.
• GUM BOOT a police officer, esp. a detective or plainclothes officer ...20C Amer. sl.
• GUMFOOT a police officer, esp. a detective or plainclothes officer; one known for wearing, silent, gum-rubber shoes ...E20 Amer. sl.
• GUMHEEL a police officer, esp. a detective or plainclothes officer; one known for wearing, silent, gum-rubber shoes ...E20 Amer. sl.
• GUMSHOE a detective or policeman ...sl.
• GUMSHOE MAN a police officer, esp. a detective or plainclothes officer ...20C Amer. sl.
• HACK a night watchman; a night policeman or marshal; chiefly the watchman of a building ...1914 Amer. criminals' sl.
• HAIRBAG a veteran police officer ...1958 US sl.
• HAIRBAGGER an experienced police officer ...1958 US sl.
• HARNESS BULL a uniformed police officer of low rank; often as opposed to a detective ...1903 US sl.
• HARNESS COP a uniformed police officer of low rank; often as opposed to a detective ...1903 US sl.
• HEAT a police officer ...1937 sl., orig. US
• HOBBY BOBBY a special constable ...1980s sl.
• HOP a police officer ...1916 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'cop'
• HORNEY a police officer ...1753 sl.
• HORNY a police officer ...1753 sl.
• HORSE COP a police officer riding a horse ...1942 US sl.
• ICEMAN one who is given bribes by gangsters, etc., as a corrupt policeman ...1960s sl.
• INVISIBLE BLUE policeman ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• JACK a policeman ...c1865 cant
• JOHN a policeman ...M17 sl.
• JOHNDARM a policeman ...M17 sl.
• JOHN HOP a policeman ...1905 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl. for 'cop'
• JOHNNIE a police officer ...a1852 sl.
• JOHNNY a policeman ...a1852 sl.
• JOHNNY GALLACHER a uniformed policeman ...1935 tramps' cant
• JOHNNY GALLAGHER a uniformed policeman ...1935 tramps' cant
• JOHNNY TINPLATE a rural sheriff ...1910s US sl.
• JONNOP a police officer ...1938 Aust. sl.
• KEYSTONE a police officer ...1935 sl.
• KILLJOY a policeman or any authority figure ...1920s US Black sl.
• KOZZER a police officer ...1950 Brit. sl.
• LABDICK a policeman ...20C Sc. sl.
• LAND MARINE a policeman ...1853 US nautical sl.
• LAND-SHARK a policeman ...19C sl.
• LAW a police officer, a sheriff, or other representative of the law; occasionally, a private detective ...1910s sl.
• LAW DOG a police officer; a sheriff or deputy sheriff ...L19 US sl.
• LAW HOUND. a police officer ...L19 US sl.
• LEATHER-HEAD a policeman; a watchman ...L19 US sl.
• LEMON a policeman ...1980s rhyming sl. for 'cop' (Lemon Drop)
• LEMON DROP a policeman ...1980s rhyming sl. for 'cop'
• LILLY LAW a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1949 US homosexual usage
• LILY LAW a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1949 US homosexual usage
• LOO a police or fire lieutenant ...1960s US sl.
• MAN, THE any man or group in charge of an institution, a commanding officer, esp. a prison warden, a policeman ...1910s sl., orig. US
• MAN IN BLUE a policeman ...1896 colloq.
• METROS the police; the metropolitan police ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• MICKEY MOUSE a police officer ......Bk1990 Amer. street sl.
• MILTONIAN a policeman ...M19 sl.
• MOTOR COP a motorcycle policeman ...1942 Amer. sl.
• M.P. a policeman ...M19 Aust. & US sl.
• MUSKRA a police officer ...1979 Brit. sl.
• NAB a police officer or detective ...1813 US criminals' & Black sl.
• NABBER a police officer ...1837 sl.
• NABBING-CULL a bailiff; a constable; a policeman ...1780 sl.
• NABBING GUY a policeman ...1875 Amer. sl.
• NABMAN † a police officer, a constable ...1823 sl.
• NABS, THE. a policeman ...E19 sl.
• NAIL-EM-AND-JAIL-EM a police officer ...1980 US sl.
• NAILER a police officer ...c1863 sl.
• NARC an undercover narcotics officer ...1967 US sl.
• NARK an undercover narcotics officer ...1967 US sl.
• NODDY a motorcycle police officer ...1980 sl.
• ODD a police officer; the police ...1930s sl.
• OFFICERETTE a policewoman ...20C US sl.
• OINK a police officer; used contemptuously ...1970 Amer. sl.
• OINKER a policeman; used contemptuously ...1982 Amer. sl.
• OLD BILL a police officer ...1958 Brit. sl.
• O'MALLEY a policeman ...1990s sl.
• PADDLER a policeman ...1940s Aust. sl.
• PADDY a police officer ...1946 US sl.
• PAPER-HANGER in trucking: a police officer writing a ticket ...1976 US sl.
• P.C. PLOD a police officer ...1977 Brit. sl.
• PEEL a policeman ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• PEELER a police officer; applied orig. to a member of the Irish constabulary ...1817 Brit. sl.
• PEEPER a policeman (almost always plural) ...L19 cant
• PETER JAY a policeman ...1980s US Black sl.
• PIG 1. (derogatory) a police officer ...1811 sl.
2. a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• PISTOL-TOTER a policeman ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PISTOL-TOTING PETE a policeman ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PLOD a police officer ...1977 Brit. sl.
• POLIS a police officer ...1928 sl., chiefly Irish & Sc.
• POLISMAN a police officer ...1928 sl., chiefly Irish & Sc.
• PORK CHOP a policeman ...20C rhyming sl. for 'cop'
• PORKER a policeman ...1980s sl.
• POUNDER a police officer ...1938 US sl.
• QUEER-ROOSTER a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• QUIET-CLOTHES BOY a plain-clothes policeman ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• RABBIT-PIE SHIFTER a policeman ...c1870 UK sl.
• RAD a policeman, usually in plural ...1980s UK Black sl.
• RADIC a police officer, esp. armed police; an 'eradicator' ...1994 UK sl.
• RAT a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• REEGIE a police officer in the Regional Crime Squad ...2002 UK sl.
• REELER a policeman ...1879 rhyming slang = 'peeler'
• ROACH a police officer ...1932 US sl.
• ROLLER a police officer ...1964 US sl.
• ROSSER a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• ROZ a police officer ...1971 sl.
• ROZZER a police officer ...1893 sl.
• SAFTIE † a policeman ...1889 Sc.
• SAINT an incorruptible prison officer or police officer ...1996 UK sl.
• SALT AND PEPPER a police team, usually operating from a squad car, that consists of one Black and one White policeman ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• SALT WATER a US police officer born in Ireland ...1982 US sl.
• SAVAGE a keen young police officer eager to make arrests ...1930s US sl.
• SCAB a sheriff's officer; a constable ...L16 sl.
• SCARLET RUNNER a Bow Street Runner (policeman) ...M19 sl.
• SCUFFER a police officer ...1860 sl.
• SCUFTER a police officer ...1860 sl.
• SETTER a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• SHADOW a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• SHAMUS a police officer ...1925 US sl.
• SHARMUS a police officer ...1925 US sl.
• SHEPHERD a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• SHERLOCK a policeman or detective ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• SHERLOCKO a policeman or detective ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• SHOMMUS a police officer ...1925 US sl.
• SHOO-FLY a policeman, usually in plain clothes, whose job is to watch and report on other police officers ...1877 US sl.
• SIDEWALK SNAIL a policeman ...1930s US sl.
• SKINNER a police officer ...1965 US sl.
• SKIP a uniformed police sergeant ...2002 UK sl.
• SKIPPER a police chief ...1929 sl.
• SKY BEAR an officer in a police helicopter ...1975 Amer. sl.
• SLOP a police officer ...1859 Brit. back-slang
• SMOKEY a state police officer; sometimes also applied collectively to the state police ...1974 US sl.
• SMOKEY BEAR a state police officer; sometimes also applied collectively to the state police ...1974 US sl.
• SMOKY a state police officer; sometimes also applied collectively to the state police ...1974 US sl.
• SMOKY BEAR a state police officer; sometimes also applied collectively to the state police ...1974 US sl.
• SMOKY THE BEAR a state police officer; sometimes also applied collectively to the state police ...1974 US sl.
• SPARROW COP a police officer assigned low-grade duties such as patrolling parks ...1896 US sl.
• SPEED COP a traffic police officer, esp. a motorcycle patrolman ...1924 sl.
• SPLIT a police officer ...1891 sl.
• STATIE a state trooper or police officer ...1934 US sl.
• TARRY HAT a policeman, from the tall black felt hat formerly worn as part of their uniform ...1890 Sc.
• TOWN CLOWN a police officer working in a village or small town ...1927 US sl.
• TRAP a police officer ...1705 sl., now Aust.
• UNBOILED LOBSTER a policeman ...M19 sl.
• UNCLE BILL a policeman ...1930s sl.
• UNCLE BOB a police officer ...1965 UK sl.
• UNDER-COVER MAN an informer to the police; a policeman, a detective on a special watching job ...1931 US sl.
• UNIFORM a uniformed police officer, as distinguished from a detective in street clothes ...1969 US sl.
• UZZFAY police officer ...1955 US Pig Latin for 'fuzz'
• VARK a general term of abuse, esp. of a policeman ...1950s S. Afr. sl.
• WAL a policeman ...1940s Aust. sl.
• WALLOPER a policeman ...1930s Aust. sl.
• WALLY a uniformed police officer, esp. a constable ...1970 Brit. sl.
• WATER-BOBBY a river policeman ...L19 sl.
• WOLLY a uniformed police officer, esp. a constable ...1970 Brit. sl.
• WOODENTOP a uniformed police officer ...1982 UK sl.
• WOODY a uniformed police officer ...1982 UK sl.
• WOOLLY a uniformed police officer ...1965 Brit. sl.
• WOOLY BEAR a female police officer ...M20 citizens band radio sl.
• WORM † a policeman ...1864 sl.
• ZOMBIE a policewoman ...1980s sl.
• ZURUCKER a police trooper ...20C Aust. sl.
POLICE - nouns, person, other
• ABSCOTCHALATER one in hiding from the police ...Bk1921 sl.
• BABYLON the police; a prison warder ...1940s sl., orig. W. Indies, then UK & US Black
POLICE - verbs
• ACE to survive, esp. to survive intensive police interrogation ...1920s US sl.
• BEAT THE SIDEWALK to walk a police beat ...c1917 Amer. sl.
• BELL to get a driver to stop by ringing the warning bell on a police car ...1934 sl.
• BE ON THE DAM of a policeman: to be in trouble ...c1920 police usage
• BUST of the police: to search a place for drugs, stolen property, etc. ...1971 sl.
• COOP of a police officer: to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty
• COP A DROP of police: to accept a bribe ...Bk2000 criminal sl.
• FALL to arrive suddenly; usually used of the police ...1940s Aust. sl.
• GUMBOOT to work as a police officer or detective ...20C Amer. sl.
• GUMFOOT to work as a police officer or detective ...20C Amer. sl.
• GUMHEEL to work as a police officer or detective ...20C Amer. sl.
• GUMSHOE to work as a police officer or detective ...20C Amer. sl.
• GUMSHOE to walk a police beat ...20C Amer. sl.
• GYPSY to assign a police officer to duty far away from his usual assignment, usually as a method of punishment ...1970 Amer. police sl.
• HAVE THE LAW ON SOMEONE to report someone to the police ...1800 sl.
• HAVE THE PENCIL PUT ON ONE to be reported to the police ...1929 US sl.
• LAW to impersonate a policeman ...1940s UK criminals' sl.
• MAKE A BREAK to run away from the police ...1932 Aust. & NZ sl.
• PAD of police: to add to the narcotics confiscated from a suspect in order to render the charge against them more serious ...1972 US sl.
• PASS of a policeman: to masquerade as a 'citizen' ...1950s sl.
• PULL of police: to stop a vehicle; to stop someone for questioning ...1970 UK sl.
• SET-UP to arrange with the police for a pusher or dealer to be 'busted' by marking the money to be used in the transaction; to trick someone; to be framed by the police ...1950s US Black sl.
• SHAKE DOWN of the police: to search a place or person ...1915 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SWALLOW THE ANCHOR to give oneself up to the police ...1980s sl.
• VEST OUT to retire from police service after vesting in the pension plan with 15 years of service ...1997 New York police sl.
POLICE - phrases
• IN THE BIZ BAG in trouble with police management ...1994 US sl.
• ON THE BATTER on the run from the police ...1984 UK sl.
POLICE INFORMER, SPY - see INFORM, INFORMER
POLICE STATION - nouns
• BABYLON HOUSE a police station ...2000s sl.
• BILL a police station ...1950s sl.
• BOOBY HATCH a jail; a police station ...1859 Amer. dial.
• BOOBY HOUSE a jail; a police station ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CALLIE a police station ...1919 US tramps' sl.
• CALLY a police station ...1926 Amer. sl.
• CHARPERING CARSEY a police station ...c1870 sl.
• CHOKEY a police station ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• COPPER'S SHANTY a police station ...c1890 sl.
• COP-SHOP a police station ...1941 sl.
• FUZZ STATION a police station ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• HATCH a jail, a prison; a police station ...1914 Amer. dial.
• IRISH CLUBHOUSE a police station ...1900s US sl.
• NICK a police station ...1957 Brit. sl.
• PALACE a police station ...L19 policemen's sl.
• PAN a police station ...1925 US sl.
• QUOD a police station ...M19 sl.
POLICE VEHICLE - nouns
• BAD NEWS WAGON a police car ...1970s sl.
• BILL-WAGON a police patrol wagon ...L19 US sl.
• BARROW a police van ...1940s Aust. sl.
• BLACK ANNIE a police vehicle; a black Maria ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BLACK BETSY a police vehicle; a black Maria ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BLUE-LIZ a patrol wagon ...1918 Amer. dial.
• BLUE-SUIT BUGGY the vehicle that takes arrested people to the police station ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOBY WAGON the vehicle that takes arrested people to the police station or to jail ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOOGER WAGON the vehicle that takes arrested people to the police station or to jail ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOOGEY WAGON the vehicle that takes arrested people to the police station or to jail ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUBBLE a police car; the light on top of the car ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUBBLEGUM MACHINE a police car; the light on top of the car ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUBBLE-TOP a police car; the light on top of the car ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHERRYTOP a police car or other official vehicle having a red revolving roof beacon ...1966 US sl.
• CHICKEN COOP a police car or patrol wagon ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CLATTER a patrol wagon ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DINGY a police van ...1970 US sl.
• DORIS a police van ...1965 Barbados sl.
• GONG a warning bell on a police car ...1938 sl.
• GUNSHIP 1. in the Metropolitan Police: a Flying Squad car when firearms are being carried ...1999 UK sl.
2. in the Metropolitan Police: an Armed Response Vehicle ...1999 UK sl.
• HAPPY WAGON the vehicle that takes arrested people to the police station or to jail ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HURRYUP WAGON a police van ...1893 US sl.
• HUSTLE-BUGGY a police car ...1920s US sl.
• JAIL WAGON a patrol wagon ...1868 Amer. dial.
• JAM BUTTY a police car ...1990 UK sl.
• JAM SANDWICH a police car ...1987 Brit. sl.
• KWELA-KWELA a police or prison wagon ...1950s S. Afr. Black sl.
• LAW-CAR a police car ...1970s sl.
• MEAT WAGON a prison-service or police vehicle used for confining and transporting prisoners ...1954 UK sl.
• MICKEY MOUSE EARS the two lights found on top of a police car ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• NARC ARK an undercover narcotic officer's car ...1973 US sl.
• NARK ARK an undercover narcotic officer's car ...1973 US sl.
• NODDY a lightweight police motorcycle ...1964 sl.
• NODDY BIKE a lightweight police motorcycle ...1964 sl.
• ODD a police car ...1930s sl.
• ODD LOT a police car ...1930s sl.
• PADDY'S TAXI n. a police "Panda" car (black and white police patrol car) ...1969 UK sl.
• PADDY WAGON the vehicle in which arrested people are transported to the local police station or prison ...1909 sl., orig. US
• PANDA a black and white police patrol car; hence, a police patrol car ...1966 UK sl.
• PANDA CAR a black and white police patrol car; hence, a police patrol car ...1966 UK sl.
• PARTY HAT the flashing light on top of a police car ...1970s US sl.
• PASTEL an unmarked police car ...1980s US police sl.
• PIE-WAGON a police van or black Maria ...1898 US sl.
• POLECAT a police car ...1976 US sl.
• Q BOAT an unmarked police car with plain clothes officers ...1977 UK sl.
• SABLE MARIA a police or prison van ...L19 sl.
• SALAD BASKET a police van ...1950s sl.
• SALT AND PEPPER a black and white squad car ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• SARDINE BOX a prison or police van ...L19 sl.
• SCOUT CAR a police patrol car ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SCREAMING GASSER a police squad car or patrol wagon moving through traffic with its siren going full-blast ...1940s US Black sl.
• SKY BEAR a police helicopter ...1975 Amer. sl.
• SNOOPERS the flashing lights on top of a police car ...1976 US sl.
• SPEED WAGON a police patrol car ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• SPEEDY a police motorcycle ...2000s Irish sl.
• SQUAD a police car ...1974 US sl.
• SQUADROL a small police van ...1961 US sl.
• TAKE-DOWN BRIGHTS the very bright lights on a police car used when ordering a driver to pull over ...1992 US sl.
• UNMARKED an unmarked police car ...1950s US police sl.
• WAGON a police patrol wagon ...L19 US sl.
• WOLF IN THE PACK a traffic police car in the midst of other cars ...1962 US sl.
• WRAPPER an unmarked police vehicle ...1976 US sl., orig. citizens' band radio sl.
• ZOLA BUDD a slow armoured police vehicle ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• GALLOWS spirited, sprightly; plucky; smart in appearance ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALLUS spirited, sprightly; plucky; smart in appearance ...1865 Eng. dial.
• GAME AS NED KELLY plucky, courageous, willing to go up against overwhelming odds ...1930s Aust. sl.
• GAMEY spirited, plucky; showing fight to the last ...1844
• GAMON'D plucky, courageous, 'game' ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMY spirited, plucky; showing fight to the last ...1844
• GOOD-WOOLLED of persons: having plenty of dash and pluck; gifted with unflinching courage ...1847 Eng. dial.
• GUTSBALL courageous, spirited, plucky; robust ...1963 Amer. sl.
• GUTSY courageous, brave, spirited, plucky, robust ...1890 Amer. sl.
• GUTTY courageous, brave, spirited, plucky, robust ...1942 Amer. sl.
• RARE GAM plucky, spirited ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SPUNKIE plucky, mettlesome ...B1900 Sc.
• V.C. plucky, courageous ...L19 sl. (Victoria Cross)
PLUCK - nouns
• APPROOF courage, pluck tried by experience ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GAM † gameness, pluck ...1888 sl.
• GAME courage, pluck, spirit, endurance ...1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HACKLE courage, pluck ...M19 sl.
• SAND courage; tenacity; stamina; pluck; determination; perseverance; obstinacy ...1867 Amer. dial.
• SANDINESS the quality of having 'sand' or pluck ...1897 US sl.
• SAVOUR wit, spirit, pluck ...Bk1904 Sc.
PLUCK - nouns, person
• BLUE HEN'S CHICK a good fighter; a person with spirit or pluck ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLUE HEN'S CHICKEN a good fighter; a person with spirit or pluck ...1799 Amer. dial.
PLUCK - verbs
• DECERP † to pluck off or out; to extract, to excerpt; to tear apart ...1531
• DECERPT † to pluck off or out; to extract, to excerpt ...a1612
• RAMP † to snatch, to tear, to pluck; to pull suddenly or sharply ...1567
• RANCH †* to pull, to pluck ...1579
• RASE † to pull or pluck ...1375
• RAUNCH †* to pull, to pluck ...1579
• STAND TRUE VERMIN * to show pluck and persistency ...1834
• TIRE †* to tear, to tear at, to pluck ...c1374
• TIRL † to pluck at; to pluck at the strings of a harp or the like so as to cause them to sound ...c1470
PLUCKED - adjectives
• DECERPTIBLE †* that may be cropped or plucked off ...1727
PLUCKED - nouns
• DECERPTION †* a cropping off, or pulling away; that which is plucked off ...1657
PLUCKY - verbs
• HAVE HAIR ON ONE'S CHEST to be brave, to be plucky ...1950s sl.
PLUM - nouns
• PAIP the stone of a cherry, plum, or other stone fruit; an orange pip, etc. ...1721 Sc.
• PAPE the stone of a cherry, plum, or other stone fruit; an orange pip, etc. ...1721 Sc.
• PEP the stone of a cherry, plum, or other stone fruit; an orange pip, etc. ...1721 Sc.
PLUMBER - nouns, person
• LEADER a plumber ...c1440 obs. rare
• TIN KNOCKER a tinsmith, a plumber ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
PLUMP - adjectives
• BALLOCH strong, plump ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BATIE round; plump ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BILSHIE short and stout; plump and thriving ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BONNY healthily plump; looking well ...L16 Eng. dial.
• BOOZY bulky; plump; stout ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUSY large, bulky, plump ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CORSY † corpulent, fat, plump, big-bodied, stout ...c1440
• DAINTY plump and thriving, as regarding a child ...a1698 Sc.
• DENTY pleasant, agreeable; worthy, excellent; fine, handsome; plump and thriving, as regarding a child ...a1698 Sc.
• FLESHFUL † abounding in flesh, fat, plump ...1552
• JOLLY big, great, plump ...M19
• MEATY plump ...20C
• NUBBIE short and plump, dumpy ...B1900 Sc.
• PUFFY fat, plump
• ROLL-ABOUT * fat, plump, podgy, roly-poly ...1815
• SAPPIE plump, fat, fleshy, not shrunken or shrivelled ...a1801 Sc.
• SAPPY † fat; plump ...1694 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SPUDDY short and fat or plump; thickset ...a1825
• THRODDY plump, well-grown, in good condition, sleek; dumpy ...1740 Eng. dial.
• TISTY-TOSTY plump and comely; round like a ball ...1888 Eng. dial.
• WALLIE of persons and animals: big and strong, plump, buxom, thriving, sturdy ...1722 Sc.
• WALLY of persons and animals: big and strong, robust, plump, buxom, thriving, sturdy ...1722 Sc.
• WELL-COVERED plump, fleshy, fat ...1930s sl.
• WELL-UPHOLSTERED plump, fleshy, fat ...1930s sl.
PLUMP - nouns, person
• ARMFUL a plump woman ...20C Aust. sl.
• BALLOCH a plump, short person; ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BILSH a short, plump person; a thriving, stout person or animal ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIT OF CRUMB a plump, attractive woman ...L19 sl.
• BUTTERBALL a plump person ...1868 Amer. sl.
• FATTY CAKE a young woman with a plump, well-rounded figure ...20C sl.
• FUBS † a small chubby person; a plump young person or child; chiefly used as a term of endearment ...1614
• THRODDY a plump, thriving child ...1825 Eng. dial.
• THRODDY MAY a plump, good-looking girl ...1939 Amer. dial.
PLUMP - nouns, person, other
• FAT-FANCIER a man who prefers plump women ...19C sl.
• FAT-MONGER a man who prefers plump women ...19C sl.
PLUMP - verbs
• RAISE IN FLESH † to make plump ...1608
PLUNDER - adjectives
• MANUBIAL †* belonging to or having reference to the spoils of war ...1674
• MANUBIARY †* pert. to the spoils of war ...1658
PLUNDER - nouns
• ACQUISITIVE plunder, booty, pickings ...Bk1921 sl.
• BOOT booty, spoil, plunder ...L16 arch.
• CARAVAN † an object of plunder ...1688 thieves' cant
• CHOP-UP a division of plunder ...1966 Aust. criminals' sl.
• DISE loot, plunder; effects that can readily be disposed of in the market as new goods; 'merchandise' ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• FANG † that which is caught or taken; captured game; booty, plunder, spoils ...1016 obs. exc. Sc.
• MANUBIARY †* the trade of plunder ...1616
• QUOTA a share of plunder ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• RAFF spoil, plunder ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAPINE the act or practice of seizing and taking away by force the property of others; plunder, pillage, robbery ...a1420
• RAPTURE † the act of seizing and carrying off as prey or plunder ...1608
• REIF robbery, rapine, plunder ...1791 Sc.
• RENT plunder, booty ...Bk1903 cant
• RIEF robbery, rapine, plunder ...1791 Sc.
• SACK * plundered goods ...1859
• SACKAGE * 1. the act of sacking a city, etc. ...1577-87
†* 2. booty, plunder ...1609
• SWAG plunder; booty ...sl.
PLUNDER - nouns, person
• MANUBIARY †* one who lives by plunder ...1623
PLUNDER - verbs
• BLOB to plunder ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HARASS † to lay waste, to devastate, to plunder ...a1618
• HARRY † to plunder, to carry off in a marauding raid (cattle, etc.) ...1579 obs. exc. Sc.
• HERRY to rob, to plunder, to pillage; used esp. of robbing birds' nests ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MARAUD to make a raid for the purpose of plundering ...1711
• PANYAR to seize as plunder, to raid, to steal; to kidnap natives as slaves ...1735 W. Afr.
• PICK FEATHERS OFF † to plunder ...1677
• RAIM † to put to ransom, to exact ransom from; hence, to spoil, to plunder, to deprive of ...c1330
• RAME to steal, to rob, to plunder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACKLE to ransack, to search for closely; to plunder ...1802 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RAPE * to rob, to strip, to plunder a place ...a1721
• RAPINE †* to commit rapine; to plunder, to carry off as loot ...1580
• REAVE to rob, to steal, to plunder; to bereave of ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SACK to strip a person or place of possessions or goods; to plunder, to despoil ...a1547
• SACKAGE † to plunder ...1585
• SCOFF to filch, to steal, to plunder, to sponge ...1885 Sc.
• SKECK †* to make a raid on; to plunder ...c1330
• SKICK †* to make a raid on; to plunder ...a1300
• TO-REAVE † to commit robbery or plunder; to rob, to plunder, to deprive by violence of ...a1300
PLUNDERED - adjectives
• HARRIED plundered, robbed, pillaged ...1844 Sc.
PLUNDERER, PLUNDERING - nouns, person
• HARPY a rapacious, plundering, or grasping person; one that preys upon others ...1589
• LATRON † a robber, a brigand, a plunderer ...1613
• MARAUDER one who roves in quest of plunder; a freebooter, a plunderer ...1698
• RABIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• RAPINER * a plunderer ...1843
• RAPPAREE an Irish pikeman or irregular soldier, of the kind prominent during the war of 1688-92; hence, an Irish bandit, robber, plunderer, or freebooter; any ruffianly vagabond ...1690
• RAPTOR † a plunderer, a robber ...1667
• REAVE a robber, a plunderer ...1793 Sc. obs.
• REAVER a robber, a plunderer; esp. a border thief ...1678 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ROBIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• RUBIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• SCAUMER † a pirate, a plunderer; a cattle-lifter ...1836 Sc.
PLUNDERING - adjectives
• DIREPTITIOUS † characterized by pillaging, plundering, or robbery ...1532
• HARRYING robbing, plundering ...1898 Sc.
• HERRYING robbing, plundering ...1898 Sc.
• LATROCINY † highway-robbery; brigandage, freebooting, plundering ...c1430
• LATRONAGE †* robbery, brigandage ...1619
• ON THE MARAUD * intent on plundering ...1839
• PREDATITIOUS † adj. characterized by plundering, pillaging, or robbing; predatory ...1659
• REIF plundering, robbing ...Bk1904 Sc.
PLUNDERING - nouns
• HARROWING plundering, sacking of a country ...1599
• HARRYING warlike incursion; devastation, laying waste; ravaging, plundering, raiding ...c900
• HERRIMENT the act of robbing or plundering ...1787 Sc.
• HERRYING the act of robbing or plundering ...1887 Sc.
• MARAUD * the act of raiding or plundering ...1837
• SKINNING †* fleecing, plundering ...1686
PLUNGE, PLUNGING - nouns
• DEMBLE a plunge, as in liquid ...B1900 Sc.
• HEADER a headfirst fall; a plunge or dive head foremost ...1849 colloq.
• IMMERGENCE the act of plunging or sinking into anything ...1859
• IMMERSEMENT * a plunge, a plunging ...1827
PLUNGE - verbs
• BESENCH † to cause to sink, to submerge, to plunge down, to overwhelm ...971
• DEMBLE to dip or plunge in liquid; to splash ...B1900 Sc.
• IMMERGE * 1. to dip, to plunge, to put under the surface of a liquid; to immerse ...1624
* 2. to plunge or dip oneself in a liquid; to sink ...1706
• IMPLUNGE * to plunge in or into ...1590
• KEAVE to plunge ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SCOUR to plunge ...1818 Sc.
• SCOWSH to plunge into water ...1885 Eng. dial.
• WALLOP to move clumsily or convulsively; to flounder, to plunge ...1715 Eng. dial. & colloq.
PLUNGED - adjectives
• BEDOVE † immersed, plunged ...a1000
• BEDOVEN † immersed, plunged ...a1000 obs.
PLUNGING - nouns
• WALLOP a violent, heavy, clumsy, noisy movement of the body; a plunging, floundering, lurching, etc. ...1820 chiefly Sc. & colloq.
PNEUMONIA - adjectives
• CHESTY of tuberculosis or pneumonia: weak in the chest ...20C colloq.
PNEUMONIA - nouns
• AMONIA pneumonia ...1982 Bahamas sl.
POACHER - nouns, person
• BLACK-FISHER a night poacher of fish ...Bk1911 Sc.
• PLOGGER a poacher ...1989 Amer. dial.
POCKET - adjectives
• DOWN SOUTH hidden, buried; in one's pocket ...1910s Aust. sl.
POCKET - nouns
• BARNEY MOKE a pocket ...1940s rhyming sl. for 'poke'
• BOTTLE POCKET the left side trousers pocket ...1980 Amer. dial.
• BREECH the rear pants pockets, designated right and left breech ...Bk1914 pickpockets' sl.
• BUDGE a place inside the breast of a coat, shirt, or dress where small articles are kept ...1903 Amer. dial.
• CLY a pocket ...c1690 thieves' cant
• DAVY CROCKETT a pocket ...1956 theatrical rhyming sl.
• DOODLE-SACK a pocket ...L18 sl.
• FAB a fob, a small pocket; a tobacco pouch ...1811 Sc.
• GARRET the fob-pocket ...1812 sl.
• GROPUS a coat-pocket ...B1900 sl.
• GULLY-FLUFF the fluff, dirt, etc., which accumulates in the pockets ...B1900 colloq.
• IRISHMAN'S POCKET a pocket that is both large and empty ...20C US sl.
• JAG a pocket ...1825 Sc.
• JAGGET a full sack or pocket, hanging awkwardly, and dangling at every motion ...1808 Sc.
• KECK a pocket ...L19 sl.
• KEEK a pocket ...L19 sl.
• KEEK-CLOY a trouser pocket ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• KICK a pocket ...1851 sl.
• LOCKER a pocket ...1836 US nautical sl.
• MOUSE a pocket ...1940s US Black sl.
• NUFF-NUFF the stuff that collects in the pockets of old suits and overcoats ...1973 Amer. dial.
• OUTSIDER an outside pocket ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• PAISLEY MITTENS the trouser pockets; used jocularly to imply laziness in Paisley men ...1868 Sc.
• PENNY LOCKET a pocket ...1998 Brit. rhyming sl.
• PIT a pocket ...1811 sl.
• POKE a wallet, pocket, or purse ...1859 Amer. sl.
• RAISE a pocket ...1940s US Black sl.
• SACK a pocket ...L17 cant
• SALT-BOX CLY the outside coat pocket, with a flap ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• SIDEKICK a side-pocket ...1916 US criminals' sl.
• SIDE-KICKER a side-pocket ...1903 US criminals' sl.
• SKY a pocket ...1890 rhyming sl., (Sky-Rocket)
• SKY-ROCKET a pocket ...1879 rhyming sl.
• SLIDE a trouser pocket ...1932 US sl.
• TAIL KICK the pocket in a tailcoat ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• TAIL PIT the side pocket of a coat ...1937 US pickpockets' sl.
• TANNER CASE a pocket ...E19 sl.
• UPSTAIRS the inside breast-pocket ...1933 US criminals' sl.
• WALLIES pockets in an under-waistcoat ...1825 Sc.
• WALLISES pockets to under-waistcoat ...Bk1905 Sc.
POCKET - verbs
• IMPOUCH †* to put into a pouch, bag, or pocket ...1611
POCKETKNIFE - nouns
• DALLAS SPECIAL a pocketknife with a blade longer than the legal limit ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HAWKBILL a pocketknife with a hooked blade ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JACKALEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JACKILEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JACKYLEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JOCKALEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NIGGER JIGGER (derogatory) a large pocketknife with blades that fold in and out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER KILLER n. (derogatory) a large pocketknife with blades that fold in and out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER STICKER (derogatory) a large pocketknife with blades that fold in and out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PIG-STICKER a bayonet, a knife, esp. a large folding knife; a pocketknife ...1870 Amer. dial.
• SHUT-KNIFE a large pocketknife with blades that fold in and out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TOAD-STABBER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1877 Amer. dial.
• TOAD-STICKER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1847 Amer. dial.
POD - nouns
• SHALE † the pod of peas or beans; a shell; a husk ...OE
PODGY - adjectives
• ROLL-ABOUT * fat, plump, podgy, roly-poly ...1815
POEM - nouns
• CANTICLE † a canto of a poem ...1596
• CANTON † one of the divisions of a long poem, a canto ...1609
• ECONOMY † the structure or arrangement of a poem, play, etc. ...1671
• LAY a short lyric or narrative poem intended to be sung ...a1240
• MARTIALS † poems about wars ...1589 nonce use
• TAG the refrain or catch of a song or poem ...1793
• VERSELET a little verse; a small poem ...1836
• VERSEMANSHIP * verse-making ...1762
• VERSEMONGERY the writing of bad verse ...1836
• YED † a song, a poem, a speech, a tale, a riddle ...c1205
POET - nouns, person
• BARDESS * a female bard, a poetess ...1822
• BARDLET a young or inexperienced poet ...1867
• BARDLING a young or inexperienced poet ...1813
• FACTIST † a poet or play-maker ...1775
• LEOTH-SCOP † a poet ...c1205
• MAKER † a poet ...1387-8 obs. exc. arch.
• POET-SUCKER † an immature or inexperienced poet ...1614
• RHYME-SLINGER a poet ...Bk1903 sl.
• SAYAR † a poet ...1827 Sc.
• SCALD an ancient Scandinavian poet; in general, a poet ...1763
• SINGER a composer of poetry or verse; a poet ...1560
• SKALD an ancient Scandinavian poet; in general, a poet ...1763
• VERSE-FELLOW † a fellow or companion verse-maker ...1592
• VERSEMAKER one who makes or writes verses; a poet ...1647
• VERSEMAN a man who writes verse; a poet; later, a minor poet or versifier ...1652
• VERSEMONGER a versifier, esp. one who writes poor or indifferent verse; a poetaster ...1634
• VERSER a writer of verse; a poet ...c1611
POETICAL - adjectives
• NUMBERY † poetical, metrical, melodious ...1598
POETRY - nouns
• GAY SCIENCE, THE the art of poetry ...1813
• HARPING verses, poetry, 'song' ...1819
• RHYMING-WARE † compositions in rhyme; poetry ...1785 Sc.
POETRY - verbs
• CLIMB PARNASSUS to write poetry ...1774
• MAKE to compose poetry ...1876 Sc.
POINT - nouns
• ACUMINATION 1. the product of sharpening; a tapering point ...1659
2. the act of sharpening or bringing to a point ...1837
• CACUMEN a top or point
• NEB the tip or point of anything; the peak of a cap or bonnet; the toe of a shoe; the extremity of anything ending in a point or narrowed part ...1611
• RANNY-POINT a long, sharp point ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANG anything ending in a point; a knife; a piece of iron used for fencing ...1784 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAPPIE-TOORIE anything raised very high to a point ...1895 Sc.
• TIPLET a small or minute tip or point ...1890
• YARRAGE an edge, corner, sharp point ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
POINT - verbs
• ACUMINATE †* to rise or taper to a point ...1641
POINT (direct) - verbs
• SIGHT to point or show the way ...1952 Amer. dial.
POINT-BLANK - adjectives
• LEVEL * plain, point-blank ...1820
POINTED - adjectives
• ACULEATE pointed, incisive, stinging ...1605
• NEAPED pointed; terminating in a peak ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PICKED sharp-pointed ...1791 Amer. dial.
POINTED - nouns
• ACULEATION * the state of being sharpened or pointed ...1870
POINTED - verbs
• ACUMINATE to sharpen, to make pointed; to give poignancy or keenness to ...1611
• FASTIGATE † to make pointed; to become pointed ...1623
• FASTIGIATE to make pointed at the top like a gable; to taper to a point ..1656
POINTLESS - adjectives
• OFF THE WALL adj. odd, eccentric; crazy; obnoxious, offensive, pointless ...1937 US sl.
POINTLESS - nouns
• JACK-OFF an act of masturbation; hence, fig. something worthless or pointless ...1930s US sl.
POINTLESS - verbs
• MILK OVER THE CAN to discourse pointlessly or beyond the mark ...1895 Eng. dial.
POISE - nouns
• PAISE poise, balance ...1867 Eng. dial.
POISE, POISED - verbs
• FALL APART to collapse emotionally; to lose control of one's feelings; to lose one's usual poise and confidence ...1930s sl.
• MAINTAIN YOUR COOL to stay calm, poised ...1960s Amer. sl.
POISON - adjectives
• VENENIFEROUS * flowing with or discharging venom, bearing poison ...1656
• VENENIFLUOUS * flowing with or discharging venom, bearing poison ...1891
POISON, POISONOUS - nouns
• ACONITE deadly poison ...1597 poetic
• ATTER poison, venom ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATTERIL poisonous matter from an ulcer or wound ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANE poison ...1580 Eng. dial.
• BISH poison ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• BLACK BOTTLE a poisonous drink ...1927 Amer. dial.
• BLACK DRAUGHT a poisonous drink ...1935 Amer. dial.
• GALL † poison, venom ...1340
• GO-AWAY MEDICINE poison gas ...Amer. World War I sl.
• TOAD-POOL † a mass of corrupt poisonous matter ...1607
• VENEFICE † the practice of employing poison or magical potions; the exercise of sorcery by such means ...c1380
• VENEFY † the practice of employing poison or magical potions; the exercise of sorcery by such means ...1616
• VENENOSITY † poisonous quality or property ...1539
• VENIN † venom, poison ...c1330
• VENOM * poison, esp. as administered to or drunk by a person; any poisonous or noxious substance ...c1290
• VENOMING † poison ...a1470
• VENOMNESS * the quality of being poisonous, venomousness ...1543
• VENOMOUSHEAD † the quality of being poisonous, venomousness ...a1400
• VENOMOUSTY † the quality of being poisonous, venomousness ...1377
POISON - nouns, person
• VENOMER * one who administers venom; a poisoner ...1647
POISON - verbs
• BELLAN to poison ...1814 Eng. dial.
• FAKE to shoot, to wound, to hit or cut; to poison ...E19 sl.
• IMPOTIONATE †* to poison ...1563-87
• VENENATE † to poison; to render poisonous ...1623
• VENIN † to poison ...a1500
• VENOM to poison a person, etc. ...c1320 arch.
POISONED - adjectives
• AMPERED poisoned, festered; decayed ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BELLANED of men or animals: poisoned by particles of lead ore ...1882 Eng. dial.
• HOT poisoned ...2002 UK sl.
• IMPOTIONATE †* poisoned ...1583
• VENENATE † poisoned; infected or imbued with poison or poisonous properties ...1633
POISONING - nouns
• VENENATION † the act of poisoning ...1646
POISONING - nouns, person
• VENEFIC † one who practises poisoning as a secret art; a sorcerer or sorceress; a wizard or witch ...1651
POISON IVY - nouns
• POISON CREEPER poison ivy ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH IVY poison ivy ...1960 Amer. dial.
POISONOUS - adjectives
• ACONICKE † poisonous ...1626
• ARRAND-POISON exceedingly poisonous or infectious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARRAND-SMITTLE exceedingly poisonous or infectious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATTERING poisonous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• VENEFIC † practising or dealing in poisoning; acting by poison; having poisonous effects ...1646
• VENEFICAL † practising or dealing in poisoning; acting by poison; having poisonous effects ...1609
• VENEFICIAL † practising or dealing in poisoning; acting by poison; having poisonous effects ...a1646
• VENEFICIOUS * practising or dealing in poisoning; acting by poison; having poisonous effects ...1904
• VENEFICOUS * practising or dealing in poisoning; acting by poison; having poisonous effects ...1657
• VENENATE † poisoned; infected or imbued with poison or poisonous properties ...1633
• VENENE * poisonous, venomous ...1665
• VENENOSE * poisonous, venomous ...1673
• VENENOUS * poisonous, venomous ...c1425
• VENOMFUL † venomous, poisonous ...1544
POISONOUS - verbs
• VENENATE † to poison; to render poisonous ...1623
POKE - nouns
• JAB a poke, prod, or stab ...c1820 colloq. & Eng. dial.
POKE - verbs
• BACKHAND DRIVE to poke someone between the buttocks ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• DABACH to poke, to thrust, to prod ...1939 Sc.
• DAKE to prick with anything sharp; to poke with the finger ...1885 Eng. dial.
• GLOM to jab, to poke ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GOOCH to poke or tickle ...1929 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE to poke or tickle someone suddenly, esp. in the buttocks, or to threaten to do so; to startle ...1906 Amer. dial.
• GOUGE to jab, to poke ...1834 Amer. dial.
• JAB to poke, prod, stab ...c1830 colloq. & Eng. dial.
• JAP to poke with something sharp ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PAKE to poke about; to potter about; to peep at ...1893 Eng. dial.
• PUG * to poke; to punch; to strike ...E19 Eng. dial.
POKER - nouns
• JOLLY JOKER a poker ...20C rhyming sl.
• ORINOKO a poker (pronounced 'orinoker') ...M19 rhyming sl.
• POKING STICK a fire poker ...1954 Amer. dial.
• RECTOR a poker kept only for show ...L19 sl.
• TICKLER a small poker ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
POKER (game) - see CARDS
POLAND - adjectives
• VARSOVIAN belonging to Warsaw ...1902
POLAND, POLISH - nouns, person
• PODUNK a Polish person ...1969 Amer. dial.
• POLACK (mainly derogatory) a Polish immigrant or a person of Polish ancestry; broadly, a central European immigrant, a foreigner ...1855 Amer. dial.
• POLACKER (mainly derogatory) a Polish immigrant or a person of Polish ancestry; broadly, a central European immigrant, a foreigner ...1883 Amer. dial.
• POLANDER a person of Polish birth or descent; broadly, a central European ...1624 Amer. dial.
• POLLACK (somewhat derogatory) a Pole or a person of Polish extraction ...1879 Amer. sl.
• POLLOCK (somewhat derogatory) a Pole or a person of Polish extraction ...1879 Amer. sl.
• POLSKI a person of Polish ancestry; a Polish immigrant ...1950 Amer. dial.
• POSKI (derogatory) a person of Polish ancestry; a Polish immigrant ...1964 Amer. dial.
• ROUNDHEAD a Swedish person; a Norwegian; a Polish person; a Finnish person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAUSAGE ROLL a Pole ...1940s rhyming sl.
• UMPKE a Polish person ...2005 Amer. dial.
• YAK (derogatory) a nickname for a Pole or a person of Polish descent ...20C US sl.
POLAR - nouns, person
• MACROSCIAN one having a long shadow; an inhabitant of the polar regions ...19C
POLAR BEAR - nouns
• NANOOK a polar bear ...1963 Can. sl.
POLE - nouns
• BALLOW † a cudgel, a stick, a pole ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BARLING † a pole ...1611
• LEAP-STAFF † a leaping pole ...c1626
• QUANT a long pole with which to propel barges or punts; a walking-stick ...1790 Eng. dial.
POLICE - adjectives (also see DETECTIVE, SHERIFF)
• BUM-BEEFED framed by the police as in the case when drugs are planted in one's pocket by the arresting officer ...1960s US Black sl.
• COP pert. to the police or police culture ...1950s sl.
• HOT CROSS BUN on the run (from the police) ...20C rhyming sl.
• ON A PENSION of a policeman: having been bribed ...1996 Brit. sl.
• ON THE CURRANT BUN on the run from the police ...c1920 rhyming sl.
• ON THE FADE evading justice, dodging the police ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• ON THE FADE-OUT evading the police, on the run ...1910s US sl.
• POLICIAL * pertaining to the police ...1843
• READERED wanted by the police ...c1845 cant
• TOSSED searched by the police ...1950s Amer. sl.
• UNMUGGED unphotographed by the police ...1901 US criminals' sl.
POLICE - nouns (also see POLICE STATION, POLICE VEHICLE, etc.)
• ALABAMA LIE DETECTOR a police baton ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• ALICE BLUE the police ...1930s US homosexual sl.
• ALICE BLUE GOWN the police ...1930s US homosexual sl.
• ALYO an arrangement between criminals and the police giving the former immunity from arrest or harassment ...Amer. sl.
• BABYLON the police; a prison warder ...1940s sl., orig. W. Indies, then UK & US Black
• BACON a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1974 Amer. sl.
• BAG, THE in the police and fire departments: a uniform ...1944 Amer. sl.
• BATPHONE a police radio; the police personal radio system ...1977 UK sl.
• BILL the police ...1950s sl.
• BILL, THE the police ...1969 Brit. sl.
• BILLY a policeman's baton ...a1859 US
• BIZZIES the police ...1948 UK sl.
• BLOW OFF a giving of information, a warning, to the police ...1925 criminals’ sl.
• BLUE BOYS the police ...1883
• BOYS, THE the police ...1867 Amer. sl.
• BOYS IN BLUE, THE the police ...1851 sl.
• BURRITO BAG a mesh restraint used by police to contain a violent person ...1997 US sl.
• BUSIES the police ...1948 UK sl.
• BUST a (police) raid; a search ...1938 sl., orig. US
• BUTTON a law-enforcement officer's badge ...1929 Amer. police sl.
• BUZZER a police or other law-enforcement badge ...1914 Amer. sl.
• COCOBOLA a police nightstick ...1990s US sl.
• COP HOUND a police dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• C.T.A. the police ...c1860 circus & showmen's usage
• DAN O'LEARY a tour of police duty in which the police officer works every possible minute ...1958
• DARLO DROP police brutality towards a victim in custody ...1990s Aust. police & criminals' sl.
• DEES, THE the police as an organization ...M19 NZ sl.
• DIP SQUAD a police unit that targets pickpockets ...1977 UK sl.
• DRUNK TANK a cell in a police station in which drunks are held ...1912 US sl.
• DUCKS AND GEESE the police ...1966 Aust. rhyming sl.
• ESCLOP the police ...M19 back-slang
• ESILOP the police ...M19 back-slang
• ESLOP the police ...M19 back-slang
• ESPANTOON a policeman's club ...1931 Amer. dial.
• FACTORY, THE a large Metropolitan police station of severe appearance; generally, any police station ...c1860 sl.
• FAIRY-KILLER DETAIL the antihomosexual detail of a vice squad ...1965 Amer. police sl.
• FASCISTS the police ...1999 UK sl.
• FIVE-O the police ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FORCE, THE. the police ...1868 UK sl.
• FUZZ, THE the police ...1929 sl., orig. US
• GAFF police examination or interrogation ...1929 UK sl.
• GARAGE ACTION a legal action for libel (usually against a newspaper) brought by the police on their own behalf; the damages awarded are often substantial enough to buy a new garage for the police officer's home ...1998 UK sl.
• GENTLEMEN IN BLUE, THE the police ...1851 sl.
• GROUNDER a police call that demands or results in relatively little investigative effort ...1981 Amer. police usage
• HEAT the police ...1937 sl., orig. US
• HOOK, THE police ...1994 criminals' sl.
• IRISH DIVIDEND a shake-down by the police ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• JOE a taunt to or warning of the approach of a policeman ...M19 Aust. & NZ
• JOHN LAW personification of the police ...1907 US sl.
• JOHNNY LAW the police ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LAW, THE the police ...18C sl., orig. US
• LILLIAN. the police ...1970s homosexual sl.
• LILLY LAW a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1949 US homosexual usage
• LILY LAW a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1949 US homosexual usage
• MAKE an identification of, or information about, a person or thing from police records, fingerprints, etc. ...1950 sl., orig. US
• MAN, THE the police ...1919 sl.
• MANOR a police district ...1924 Brit. sl.
• MEE-MAWS the police ...1988 Sc. sl.
• MEN IN BLUE, THE the police ...1851 sl.
• MISS ALICE the police ...1930s US homosexual sl.
• MUG BOOK a book kept by the police containing photographs of criminals ...1958 sl.
• MUG SHOT a police photograph of a (convicted) criminal ...1950 US sl.
• MUMP-HOLE an unofficial place of refreshment for patrolling police officers, as hospitals, cafes, shops, etc. ...1983 Brit. sl.
• MUMPING the acceptance by the police of small gifts or bribes from trades people ...1970 Brit. sl.
• NAIL-EM-AND-JAIL-EM the police ...1967 US Black sl.
• NAILERS police ...1950s US Black sl.
• NIGGER-STICK (offensive) a baton carried by policemen, prison warders, etc. ...1971 US sl.
• NUTBAG a mesh restraint used by police to restrain violent people ...1997 US sl.
• OAK TOWEL an oaken cudgel; a wooden club; a policeman's club ...1859 sl.
• OBBO police surveillance of a person, building, etc.; a prison observation room ...c1919 sl.
• OBO police surveillance ...1933 sl.
• OLD BILL a police officer; the police ...1958 UK sl.
• PACKAGE a police record ...1910s US sl.
• PADDING the practice of planting extra amounts of drugs to ensure a conviction ...2000s UK police usage
• POH-POH the police ...1980s US Black sl.
• PLOD, THE the police ...1986 Brit. sl.
• POLIS, THE the police ...c1874 sl., chiefly Irish & Sc.
• PO-PO the police ...1980s US Black sl.
• POTSY a police officer's badge ...1932 Northeastern US sl.
• PULL in policing, an act of temporarily detaining a suspicious person or vehicle for investigation ...1977 UK sl.
• PUSSY POSSE a police squad, or vice squad dealing with prostitution ...1963 sl.
• RACE the chase to escape law enforcement officers, either by car or on foot ...1974 Amer. dial.
• RACKET a private, police-only party ...1987 US sl.
• RADICATION the police ...1970s UK Black sl.
• RADICS the police ...1970s UK Black sl.
• RADIX the police ...1970s UK Black sl.
• RADS the police ...2000 UK sl.
• RAP SHEET a police record of convictions ...1960 sl., chiefly US
• READER a circular notifying police officers of a suspected criminal to be arrested ...1920 US criminals' sl.
• ROMBOYLE the watch (early police) ...M17 cant
• SAM AND DAVE the police, when working in a team of two ...1980s US Black sl.
• SHAKE-DOWN a (police) raid; a search ...1914 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SHEET a police record of convictions ...1958 US sl.
• SHERLOCK HOLMES the police ...1950s US Black sl.
• SHOW UP a police line-up of suspected criminals, usually presented for possible identification by witnesses ...1929 Amer. sl.
• SHOW-UP LINE a police line-up of suspected criminals, usually presented for possible identification by witnesses ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SIGNALMENT * a description of a person wanted by the police; a distinguishing mark ...1778
• SILENT BEEF a note attached to an individual's police record stating that they have been suspected (but not charged due to lack of proof) of committing a crime; the note requests that they be punished to the maximum extent for such lesser charges as can be brought ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• SILLY SEASON from a police perspective, the summer as a period of counterculture, pop, rock, and dance festivals ...1999 UK sl.
• SQUEAL a call for police assistance or investigation ...1949 sl.
• STAKE-OUT a period of surveillance, esp. police ...1942 sl., orig. US
• STAND-UP an identification parade ...1935 US sl.
• STING a police undercover operation to catch criminals ...1976 sl., chiefly US
• TANK, THE a large cell in a police station ...1912 US sl.
• THREE-BULLET JOEY the police ...1960s US Black sl.
• TIN a police officer's badge or shield ...1949 US sl.
• UMBRELLA police protection, obtained through bribery ...1960s US sl.
• UNCLE BILL the police force in general; the law personified ...1962 sl.
• UNCLE NABS the police ...1970s US Black sl.
• UNCLE WILF the police ...20C rhyming sl. for 'filth'
• UNION WAGE the police ...1970s US Black sl.
• VERAS the police vice squad ...1996 UK sl.
• VERA VICE the police vice squad ...1950s homosexual sl.
• VICE the vice squad ...1950s sl.
• VICE, THE a police vice squad ...1966 UK sl.
• VICTORIA VICE the police vice squad ...1950s homosexual sl.
• YARD, THE Scotland Yard; later New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of London's Metropolitan Police ...1888 sl.
• ZOOM a police raid ...1930s US criminals' sl.
POLICE , POLICEMAN, POLICE OFFICER - nouns, person
• ACE a police officer ...1949 Amer. sl.
• AGENT any police officer ...1960s US Black sl.
• ANIMAL a policeman, before he became a 'pig' ...Brit. sl.
• ARM a police officer ...Amer. criminals' sl.
• AVIATOR a police superior with no steady assignment who 'flies' from job to job filling in for others of his rank who are ill or on vacation ...1972 US police sl.
• B a policeman ...1900s sl.
• BAB a policeman ...1970s W. Indies sl.
• BABY-BLUES a policeman ...1950s US sl.
• BACHELOR in police work: an officer who works best alone ...1992 US sl.
• BACON a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1974 Amer. sl.
• BADGE BANDIT a police officer, esp. a motorcycle police officer ...1960 US sl.
• BADGE-TOTER a law officer ...1969 US West sl.
• BALD-TYRE BANDIT a traffic police officer ...1960s criminal sl.
• BANGIE a policeman, a constable ...1870 Sc.
• BEAR a police officer, mainly applied to a highway patrol officer or state trooper ...1975 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BIG HAT a law enforcement officer; a policeman; a sheriff ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BIG STAR a law enforcement officer, a sheriff ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BIG STICK a person of authority, as a police officer or foreman; a marshal ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BILL FROM THE HILL police officers serving at Notting Hill police station in London ...1950s sl.
• BILLY a law enforcement officer; a policeman ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BILLY BOY a law enforcement officer; a policeman ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BILLY MAN a law enforcement officer; a policeman ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIZZIE a policeman; specifically, a CID officer, a detective ...20C sl.
• BIZZY a policeman; specifically, a CID officer, a detective ...20C sl.
• BLACK-TRACKER a native policeman employed in tracking down fugitive Blacks and criminals ...1867 Aust.
• BLUECOAT a policeman ...1875 Amer. dial.
• BLUEY a policeman ...M19 sl.
• BOBBY a police officer ...1844 Brit. sl.
• BOGEY a police officer ...1924 Brit. sl.
• BOGY a police officer ...1924 Brit. sl.
• BOOGERMAN a policeman ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOOGEYMAN a policeman ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOTTLE AND STOPPER a police officer ...1928 US rhyming sl. for 'copper'
• BROWN BOMBER a traffic warden or 'parking cop' ...1953 Aust. sl.
• BUGGER-MAN a policeman ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BULKY a policeman ...1827 sl.
• BULL a police officer ...1893 US sl.
• BUSTER a law-enforcement officer; a police officer ...1963 US sl.
• BUSY a policeman; specifically, a CID officer, a detective ...1904 Brit. sl.
• BUSY BEE a policeman ...1950s UK juvenile sl.
• BUSYBODY a policeman; specifically, a CID officer, a detective ...20C sl.
• BUTTON(S) a unformed police officer ...1913 Amer. sl.
• CAKE a stupid policeman ...Bk1891 Amer. thieves' sl.
• CATCHER a watchman or policeman ...1837 US sl.
• CHARPERER a policeman ...c1860 sl.
• CHARPERING OMEE a policeman ...c1860 sl.
• CHARPERING OMER a policeman ...c1860 sl.
• CHARPERING OMI a policeman ...L19 sl.
• CHERRY TOP a policeman ...1966 Amer. dial.
• COP a police officer ...1855 colloq.
• COPMAN a policeman ...L19 Aust. sl.
• COPPER a police officer ...1846 sl.
• COPPERMAN a policeman ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• COPPER'S-NARK a police spy ...19C sl.
• COZZER a police officer ...1950 Brit. sl.
• COZZPOT a police officer ...1962 Brit. sl.
• CRIME-BUSTER a law officer who specializes in fighting large-scale organized crime ...sl.
• DANGER SIGNAL a policeman ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• DEAN a police officer ...2000s US Black sl.
• DEE a detective; any police officer whatsoever ...c1840 sl.
• DEMON a police officer ...1889 Aust. sl.
• DICK a police officer ...1908 sl., chiefly US
• DICKLESS TRACY a female police officer ...1963 jocular, orig. US
• DOG DRIVER (insulting or contemptuous) a police officer ...1977 UK sl.
• DOOLAN a policeman ...1950s Aust. sl.
• DO-RIGHT BOY. a police officer ...1970 US sl.
• EAR a police officer ...1973 S. Afr. sl.
• EGG-WALKER a police officer ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ERVINE a policeman ...1960s US Black sl.
• ESCLOP a policeman ...Bk1902 back-slang
• FEE GRABBER a policeman; a deputy sheriff; a constable ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FILTH, THE the police, members of the police force ...c1950 criminal sl.
• FLAT-FOOT a police officer; often applied specifically to uniformed officers, as opposed to detectives ...1912 sl., orig. US
• FLATTIE a police officer; a uniformed officer as opposed to detectives ...1866 sl., orig. US
• FLATTY a police officer; a uniformed officer as opposed to detectives ...1866 sl., orig. US
• FLY a policeman ...B1857 sl.
• FOOTIE a pedestrian police surveillance operative ...2002 UK sl.
• FOOTY a pedestrian police surveillance operative ...2002 UK sl.
• FOX a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• FROG a policeman ...19C Brit.
• FUR the police ...Bk1990 Amer.sl.
• FUZZ a police officer ...1930 sl., orig. US
• FUZZ MAN the police; a detective; a jail keeper ...Bk1990 Amer.sl.
• FUZZY the police; a detective; a jail keeper ...Bk1990 Amer.sl.
• FUZZY TAIL the police; a detective; a jail keeper ...Bk1990 Amer.sl.
• GABBER a policeman ...1980s sl.
• GALLAGHER AND SHEEHAN a policeman ...1910s US sl.
• GALLOW'S-TRAP a Bow Street officer; a policeman ...c1810 UK criminals' sl.
• GARLO a police officer ...2000 UK gypsy usage
• GATHER a police officer ...1999 UK sl.
• GENDARME a police officer ...1906 sl.
• GRASS a police officer ...1939 Brit. sl.
• GRASSHOPPER a police officer ...1893 Brit. sl.
• GRUNTER a policeman ...1820 sl.
• GUM BOOT a police officer, esp. a detective or plainclothes officer ...20C Amer. sl.
• GUMFOOT a police officer, esp. a detective or plainclothes officer; one known for wearing, silent, gum-rubber shoes ...E20 Amer. sl.
• GUMHEEL a police officer, esp. a detective or plainclothes officer; one known for wearing, silent, gum-rubber shoes ...E20 Amer. sl.
• GUMSHOE a detective or policeman ...sl.
• GUMSHOE MAN a police officer, esp. a detective or plainclothes officer ...20C Amer. sl.
• HACK a night watchman; a night policeman or marshal; chiefly the watchman of a building ...1914 Amer. criminals' sl.
• HAIRBAG a veteran police officer ...1958 US sl.
• HAIRBAGGER an experienced police officer ...1958 US sl.
• HARNESS BULL a uniformed police officer of low rank; often as opposed to a detective ...1903 US sl.
• HARNESS COP a uniformed police officer of low rank; often as opposed to a detective ...1903 US sl.
• HEAT a police officer ...1937 sl., orig. US
• HOBBY BOBBY a special constable ...1980s sl.
• HOP a police officer ...1916 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'cop'
• HORNEY a police officer ...1753 sl.
• HORNY a police officer ...1753 sl.
• HORSE COP a police officer riding a horse ...1942 US sl.
• ICEMAN one who is given bribes by gangsters, etc., as a corrupt policeman ...1960s sl.
• INVISIBLE BLUE policeman ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• JACK a policeman ...c1865 cant
• JOHN a policeman ...M17 sl.
• JOHNDARM a policeman ...M17 sl.
• JOHN HOP a policeman ...1905 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl. for 'cop'
• JOHNNIE a police officer ...a1852 sl.
• JOHNNY a policeman ...a1852 sl.
• JOHNNY GALLACHER a uniformed policeman ...1935 tramps' cant
• JOHNNY GALLAGHER a uniformed policeman ...1935 tramps' cant
• JOHNNY TINPLATE a rural sheriff ...1910s US sl.
• JONNOP a police officer ...1938 Aust. sl.
• KEYSTONE a police officer ...1935 sl.
• KILLJOY a policeman or any authority figure ...1920s US Black sl.
• KOZZER a police officer ...1950 Brit. sl.
• LABDICK a policeman ...20C Sc. sl.
• LAND MARINE a policeman ...1853 US nautical sl.
• LAND-SHARK a policeman ...19C sl.
• LAW a police officer, a sheriff, or other representative of the law; occasionally, a private detective ...1910s sl.
• LAW DOG a police officer; a sheriff or deputy sheriff ...L19 US sl.
• LAW HOUND. a police officer ...L19 US sl.
• LEATHER-HEAD a policeman; a watchman ...L19 US sl.
• LEMON a policeman ...1980s rhyming sl. for 'cop' (Lemon Drop)
• LEMON DROP a policeman ...1980s rhyming sl. for 'cop'
• LILLY LAW a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1949 US homosexual usage
• LILY LAW a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1949 US homosexual usage
• LOO a police or fire lieutenant ...1960s US sl.
• MAN, THE any man or group in charge of an institution, a commanding officer, esp. a prison warden, a policeman ...1910s sl., orig. US
• MAN IN BLUE a policeman ...1896 colloq.
• METROS the police; the metropolitan police ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• MICKEY MOUSE a police officer ......Bk1990 Amer. street sl.
• MILTONIAN a policeman ...M19 sl.
• MOTOR COP a motorcycle policeman ...1942 Amer. sl.
• M.P. a policeman ...M19 Aust. & US sl.
• MUSKRA a police officer ...1979 Brit. sl.
• NAB a police officer or detective ...1813 US criminals' & Black sl.
• NABBER a police officer ...1837 sl.
• NABBING-CULL a bailiff; a constable; a policeman ...1780 sl.
• NABBING GUY a policeman ...1875 Amer. sl.
• NABMAN † a police officer, a constable ...1823 sl.
• NABS, THE. a policeman ...E19 sl.
• NAIL-EM-AND-JAIL-EM a police officer ...1980 US sl.
• NAILER a police officer ...c1863 sl.
• NARC an undercover narcotics officer ...1967 US sl.
• NARK an undercover narcotics officer ...1967 US sl.
• NODDY a motorcycle police officer ...1980 sl.
• ODD a police officer; the police ...1930s sl.
• OFFICERETTE a policewoman ...20C US sl.
• OINK a police officer; used contemptuously ...1970 Amer. sl.
• OINKER a policeman; used contemptuously ...1982 Amer. sl.
• OLD BILL a police officer ...1958 Brit. sl.
• O'MALLEY a policeman ...1990s sl.
• PADDLER a policeman ...1940s Aust. sl.
• PADDY a police officer ...1946 US sl.
• PAPER-HANGER in trucking: a police officer writing a ticket ...1976 US sl.
• P.C. PLOD a police officer ...1977 Brit. sl.
• PEEL a policeman ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• PEELER a police officer; applied orig. to a member of the Irish constabulary ...1817 Brit. sl.
• PEEPER a policeman (almost always plural) ...L19 cant
• PETER JAY a policeman ...1980s US Black sl.
• PIG 1. (derogatory) a police officer ...1811 sl.
2. a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• PISTOL-TOTER a policeman ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PISTOL-TOTING PETE a policeman ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PLOD a police officer ...1977 Brit. sl.
• POLIS a police officer ...1928 sl., chiefly Irish & Sc.
• POLISMAN a police officer ...1928 sl., chiefly Irish & Sc.
• PORK CHOP a policeman ...20C rhyming sl. for 'cop'
• PORKER a policeman ...1980s sl.
• POUNDER a police officer ...1938 US sl.
• QUEER-ROOSTER a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• QUIET-CLOTHES BOY a plain-clothes policeman ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• RABBIT-PIE SHIFTER a policeman ...c1870 UK sl.
• RAD a policeman, usually in plural ...1980s UK Black sl.
• RADIC a police officer, esp. armed police; an 'eradicator' ...1994 UK sl.
• RAT a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• REEGIE a police officer in the Regional Crime Squad ...2002 UK sl.
• REELER a policeman ...1879 rhyming slang = 'peeler'
• ROACH a police officer ...1932 US sl.
• ROLLER a police officer ...1964 US sl.
• ROSSER a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• ROZ a police officer ...1971 sl.
• ROZZER a police officer ...1893 sl.
• SAFTIE † a policeman ...1889 Sc.
• SAINT an incorruptible prison officer or police officer ...1996 UK sl.
• SALT AND PEPPER a police team, usually operating from a squad car, that consists of one Black and one White policeman ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• SALT WATER a US police officer born in Ireland ...1982 US sl.
• SAVAGE a keen young police officer eager to make arrests ...1930s US sl.
• SCAB a sheriff's officer; a constable ...L16 sl.
• SCARLET RUNNER a Bow Street Runner (policeman) ...M19 sl.
• SCUFFER a police officer ...1860 sl.
• SCUFTER a police officer ...1860 sl.
• SETTER a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• SHADOW a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• SHAMUS a police officer ...1925 US sl.
• SHARMUS a police officer ...1925 US sl.
• SHEPHERD a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• SHERLOCK a policeman or detective ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• SHERLOCKO a policeman or detective ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• SHOMMUS a police officer ...1925 US sl.
• SHOO-FLY a policeman, usually in plain clothes, whose job is to watch and report on other police officers ...1877 US sl.
• SIDEWALK SNAIL a policeman ...1930s US sl.
• SKINNER a police officer ...1965 US sl.
• SKIP a uniformed police sergeant ...2002 UK sl.
• SKIPPER a police chief ...1929 sl.
• SKY BEAR an officer in a police helicopter ...1975 Amer. sl.
• SLOP a police officer ...1859 Brit. back-slang
• SMOKEY a state police officer; sometimes also applied collectively to the state police ...1974 US sl.
• SMOKEY BEAR a state police officer; sometimes also applied collectively to the state police ...1974 US sl.
• SMOKY a state police officer; sometimes also applied collectively to the state police ...1974 US sl.
• SMOKY BEAR a state police officer; sometimes also applied collectively to the state police ...1974 US sl.
• SMOKY THE BEAR a state police officer; sometimes also applied collectively to the state police ...1974 US sl.
• SPARROW COP a police officer assigned low-grade duties such as patrolling parks ...1896 US sl.
• SPEED COP a traffic police officer, esp. a motorcycle patrolman ...1924 sl.
• SPLIT a police officer ...1891 sl.
• STATIE a state trooper or police officer ...1934 US sl.
• TARRY HAT a policeman, from the tall black felt hat formerly worn as part of their uniform ...1890 Sc.
• TOWN CLOWN a police officer working in a village or small town ...1927 US sl.
• TRAP a police officer ...1705 sl., now Aust.
• UNBOILED LOBSTER a policeman ...M19 sl.
• UNCLE BILL a policeman ...1930s sl.
• UNCLE BOB a police officer ...1965 UK sl.
• UNDER-COVER MAN an informer to the police; a policeman, a detective on a special watching job ...1931 US sl.
• UNIFORM a uniformed police officer, as distinguished from a detective in street clothes ...1969 US sl.
• UZZFAY police officer ...1955 US Pig Latin for 'fuzz'
• VARK a general term of abuse, esp. of a policeman ...1950s S. Afr. sl.
• WAL a policeman ...1940s Aust. sl.
• WALLOPER a policeman ...1930s Aust. sl.
• WALLY a uniformed police officer, esp. a constable ...1970 Brit. sl.
• WATER-BOBBY a river policeman ...L19 sl.
• WOLLY a uniformed police officer, esp. a constable ...1970 Brit. sl.
• WOODENTOP a uniformed police officer ...1982 UK sl.
• WOODY a uniformed police officer ...1982 UK sl.
• WOOLLY a uniformed police officer ...1965 Brit. sl.
• WOOLY BEAR a female police officer ...M20 citizens band radio sl.
• WORM † a policeman ...1864 sl.
• ZOMBIE a policewoman ...1980s sl.
• ZURUCKER a police trooper ...20C Aust. sl.
POLICE - nouns, person, other
• ABSCOTCHALATER one in hiding from the police ...Bk1921 sl.
• BABYLON the police; a prison warder ...1940s sl., orig. W. Indies, then UK & US Black
POLICE - verbs
• ACE to survive, esp. to survive intensive police interrogation ...1920s US sl.
• BEAT THE SIDEWALK to walk a police beat ...c1917 Amer. sl.
• BELL to get a driver to stop by ringing the warning bell on a police car ...1934 sl.
• BE ON THE DAM of a policeman: to be in trouble ...c1920 police usage
• BUST of the police: to search a place for drugs, stolen property, etc. ...1971 sl.
• COOP of a police officer: to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty
• COP A DROP of police: to accept a bribe ...Bk2000 criminal sl.
• FALL to arrive suddenly; usually used of the police ...1940s Aust. sl.
• GUMBOOT to work as a police officer or detective ...20C Amer. sl.
• GUMFOOT to work as a police officer or detective ...20C Amer. sl.
• GUMHEEL to work as a police officer or detective ...20C Amer. sl.
• GUMSHOE to work as a police officer or detective ...20C Amer. sl.
• GUMSHOE to walk a police beat ...20C Amer. sl.
• GYPSY to assign a police officer to duty far away from his usual assignment, usually as a method of punishment ...1970 Amer. police sl.
• HAVE THE LAW ON SOMEONE to report someone to the police ...1800 sl.
• HAVE THE PENCIL PUT ON ONE to be reported to the police ...1929 US sl.
• LAW to impersonate a policeman ...1940s UK criminals' sl.
• MAKE A BREAK to run away from the police ...1932 Aust. & NZ sl.
• PAD of police: to add to the narcotics confiscated from a suspect in order to render the charge against them more serious ...1972 US sl.
• PASS of a policeman: to masquerade as a 'citizen' ...1950s sl.
• PULL of police: to stop a vehicle; to stop someone for questioning ...1970 UK sl.
• SET-UP to arrange with the police for a pusher or dealer to be 'busted' by marking the money to be used in the transaction; to trick someone; to be framed by the police ...1950s US Black sl.
• SHAKE DOWN of the police: to search a place or person ...1915 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SWALLOW THE ANCHOR to give oneself up to the police ...1980s sl.
• VEST OUT to retire from police service after vesting in the pension plan with 15 years of service ...1997 New York police sl.
POLICE - phrases
• IN THE BIZ BAG in trouble with police management ...1994 US sl.
• ON THE BATTER on the run from the police ...1984 UK sl.
POLICE INFORMER, SPY - see INFORM, INFORMER
POLICE STATION - nouns
• BABYLON HOUSE a police station ...2000s sl.
• BILL a police station ...1950s sl.
• BOOBY HATCH a jail; a police station ...1859 Amer. dial.
• BOOBY HOUSE a jail; a police station ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CALLIE a police station ...1919 US tramps' sl.
• CALLY a police station ...1926 Amer. sl.
• CHARPERING CARSEY a police station ...c1870 sl.
• CHOKEY a police station ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• COPPER'S SHANTY a police station ...c1890 sl.
• COP-SHOP a police station ...1941 sl.
• FUZZ STATION a police station ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• HATCH a jail, a prison; a police station ...1914 Amer. dial.
• IRISH CLUBHOUSE a police station ...1900s US sl.
• NICK a police station ...1957 Brit. sl.
• PALACE a police station ...L19 policemen's sl.
• PAN a police station ...1925 US sl.
• QUOD a police station ...M19 sl.
POLICE VEHICLE - nouns
• BAD NEWS WAGON a police car ...1970s sl.
• BILL-WAGON a police patrol wagon ...L19 US sl.
• BARROW a police van ...1940s Aust. sl.
• BLACK ANNIE a police vehicle; a black Maria ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BLACK BETSY a police vehicle; a black Maria ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BLUE-LIZ a patrol wagon ...1918 Amer. dial.
• BLUE-SUIT BUGGY the vehicle that takes arrested people to the police station ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOBY WAGON the vehicle that takes arrested people to the police station or to jail ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOOGER WAGON the vehicle that takes arrested people to the police station or to jail ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOOGEY WAGON the vehicle that takes arrested people to the police station or to jail ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUBBLE a police car; the light on top of the car ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUBBLEGUM MACHINE a police car; the light on top of the car ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUBBLE-TOP a police car; the light on top of the car ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHERRYTOP a police car or other official vehicle having a red revolving roof beacon ...1966 US sl.
• CHICKEN COOP a police car or patrol wagon ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CLATTER a patrol wagon ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DINGY a police van ...1970 US sl.
• DORIS a police van ...1965 Barbados sl.
• GONG a warning bell on a police car ...1938 sl.
• GUNSHIP 1. in the Metropolitan Police: a Flying Squad car when firearms are being carried ...1999 UK sl.
2. in the Metropolitan Police: an Armed Response Vehicle ...1999 UK sl.
• HAPPY WAGON the vehicle that takes arrested people to the police station or to jail ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HURRYUP WAGON a police van ...1893 US sl.
• HUSTLE-BUGGY a police car ...1920s US sl.
• JAIL WAGON a patrol wagon ...1868 Amer. dial.
• JAM BUTTY a police car ...1990 UK sl.
• JAM SANDWICH a police car ...1987 Brit. sl.
• KWELA-KWELA a police or prison wagon ...1950s S. Afr. Black sl.
• LAW-CAR a police car ...1970s sl.
• MEAT WAGON a prison-service or police vehicle used for confining and transporting prisoners ...1954 UK sl.
• MICKEY MOUSE EARS the two lights found on top of a police car ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• NARC ARK an undercover narcotic officer's car ...1973 US sl.
• NARK ARK an undercover narcotic officer's car ...1973 US sl.
• NODDY a lightweight police motorcycle ...1964 sl.
• NODDY BIKE a lightweight police motorcycle ...1964 sl.
• ODD a police car ...1930s sl.
• ODD LOT a police car ...1930s sl.
• PADDY'S TAXI n. a police "Panda" car (black and white police patrol car) ...1969 UK sl.
• PADDY WAGON the vehicle in which arrested people are transported to the local police station or prison ...1909 sl., orig. US
• PANDA a black and white police patrol car; hence, a police patrol car ...1966 UK sl.
• PANDA CAR a black and white police patrol car; hence, a police patrol car ...1966 UK sl.
• PARTY HAT the flashing light on top of a police car ...1970s US sl.
• PASTEL an unmarked police car ...1980s US police sl.
• PIE-WAGON a police van or black Maria ...1898 US sl.
• POLECAT a police car ...1976 US sl.
• Q BOAT an unmarked police car with plain clothes officers ...1977 UK sl.
• SABLE MARIA a police or prison van ...L19 sl.
• SALAD BASKET a police van ...1950s sl.
• SALT AND PEPPER a black and white squad car ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• SARDINE BOX a prison or police van ...L19 sl.
• SCOUT CAR a police patrol car ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SCREAMING GASSER a police squad car or patrol wagon moving through traffic with its siren going full-blast ...1940s US Black sl.
• SKY BEAR a police helicopter ...1975 Amer. sl.
• SNOOPERS the flashing lights on top of a police car ...1976 US sl.
• SPEED WAGON a police patrol car ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• SPEEDY a police motorcycle ...2000s Irish sl.
• SQUAD a police car ...1974 US sl.
• SQUADROL a small police van ...1961 US sl.
• TAKE-DOWN BRIGHTS the very bright lights on a police car used when ordering a driver to pull over ...1992 US sl.
• UNMARKED an unmarked police car ...1950s US police sl.
• WAGON a police patrol wagon ...L19 US sl.
• WOLF IN THE PACK a traffic police car in the midst of other cars ...1962 US sl.
• WRAPPER an unmarked police vehicle ...1976 US sl., orig. citizens' band radio sl.
• ZOLA BUDD a slow armoured police vehicle ...1980s S. Afr. sl.