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paddy wagon
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paddy wagon
n. Slang
A van used by police for taking suspects into custody.
[Perhaps from paddy, policeman, from Paddy.]
paddy wagon
n
(Law) US, Austral, and NZ an informal word for patrol wagon
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Noun1.paddy wagon - van used by police to transport prisonerspaddy wagon - van used by police to transport prisoners
black Maria, patrol wagon, police van, police wagon, wagon
van - a truck with an enclosed cargo space
Translations
paddy wagon
n (US inf) → grüne Minna (inf)
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