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paddy wagon

–noun
Informal. patrol wagon.

Origin:
1925–30; prob. paddy policeman, special use of paddy
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paddy wagon  
n.   Slang
A van used by police for taking suspects into custody.

[Perhaps from paddy, policeman, from Paddy.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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paddy wagon

  1. 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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