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paddy wagon

noun

Informal. patrol wagon.

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Origin:
1925–30; probably paddy policeman, special use of paddy

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paddy wagon

—n
	(US), (Austral), (NZ) an informal word for patrol wagon

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paddy wagon definition

n.
a police van used to take suspected criminals to the police station. : The cop put the woman in handcuffs and then called the paddy wagon.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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