noun General Slang

snowdrop

· noun · military

RAF Police, named for their white-topped service caps.

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RAF Police, called this since WWII because of the distinctive white cover worn over the peaked cap. Same logic as the US Army's MPs being called the same thing in some theatres. Affectionate to neutral when said by other RAF personnel; mildly contemptuous when said by someone who's just been nicked at the gate.

“Walked back to camp three sheets to the wind and got pulled by the snowdrops at the main gate.”
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snowdrop In A Sentence

Walked back to camp three sheets to the wind and got pulled by the snowdrops at the main gate.

Origin & Usage

WWII RAF, from the white-topped service dress cap worn by RAF Police on duty.

Variants snowdrops
Tags #military#raf#police#british

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