paddy wagon
INFORMALIDIOM
Black Ma‧ri‧a /ˌblæk məˈraɪə/ ‖ police wagon, or paddy wagon noun
ˈpaddy ˌwagon noun [countable]
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English DictionaryI. Black Ma‧ri‧a /ˌblæk məˈraɪə/
British English ‖ police wagon,
or paddy wagon American English noun informal a vehicle used by the police to carry prisoners
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II. ˈpaddy ˌwagon noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Perhaps from Paddy 'Irish person, (Irish) policeman' (18-21 centuries), from the male name Paddy, from Irish Gaelic Padraig 'Patrick']
American English informal a police vehicle used to carry prisoners
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Idiomspaddy wagon n.,
informal A police van used for transporting prisoners to jail or the police station.
The police threw the demonstrators into the paddy wagon. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲