paddy wagon

noun
Informal. patrol wagon.

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


  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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Example sentences
What comes to mind would be the peace protesters who need to be forcibly carried by police officers to the paddy wagon.
Then a bunch of them jumped on me and threw me into the paddy wagon.
Appellant drove away as he noticed a paddy wagon in his rear view mirror.
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