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General Slang
in the bag
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NYPD slang for a uniformed patrol cop, as opposed to a detective in plainclothes.
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On uniformed patrol duty in the NYPD. The 'bag' is the blue uniform itself, so being 'in the bag' means you haven't (yet) made detective or gone plainclothes.
“He did eight years in the bag in the Bronx before he caught a gold shield.”
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in the bag In A Sentence
He did eight years in the bag in the Bronx before he caught a gold shield.
Origin & Usage
NYPD internal slang — 'the bag' = the blue uniform. Detectives who 'get out of the bag' have made it to plainclothes.
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