noun, phrase
General Slang
old bill
· noun, phrase · police
London slang for the police.
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Definitions
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The police, especially in London. Often just 'the Bill'. Origin is fuzzy — possibly the WWI cartoon character Old Bill, possibly the 'BL' on old Met warrant cards. ITV's The Bill ran for 26 years and locked it into the national vocabulary.
“Leg it — old bill's at the door.”
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old bill In A Sentence
Leg it — old bill's at the door.
Origin & Usage
Disputed; theories include Bruce Bairnsfather's WWI cartoon 'Old Bill' and the 'BL' letters on Metropolitan Police warrant cards.
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