noun General Slang

woodentop

· noun · police

CID putdown for a uniformed officer.

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A uniformed police constable, as called by plain-clothes detectives. Implies thick-headed, by-the-book, all helmet and no brain.

“CID can't be bothered — they've sent a couple of woodentops to take the statement.”
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woodentop In A Sentence

CID can't be bothered — they've sent a couple of woodentops to take the statement.

Origin & Usage

British, mid-20th century. Detectives in plain clothes used it to mock uniformed colleagues — a dig at the rigid custodian helmet and, by extension, the wearer's perceived lack of imagination. Also the title of the 1983 ITV pilot that became The Bill.

Variants wooden top
Tags #police#uk#cid#british-slang#insult

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