Tag

#british-slang

10 words tagged “british-slang”

hobby bobby
noun

A UK Special Constable — volunteer with full powers but no pay.

#police#uk#special-constable#volunteer
porridge
noun

Doing time in a UK prison.

#prison#uk-prison#british-slang#vintage
chokey
noun

British slang for prison, or specifically solitary confinement.

#prison#uk-prison#british-slang#hindi-origin
jam sandwich
noun

UK traffic patrol car with a red stripe down a white body.

#police#uk#traffic#livery
plod
noun

British nickname for a uniformed copper.

#police#uk#british-slang#nickname
brolly
noun

A parachute — British forces slang.

#military#aviation#raf#british-slang
leggin it
phrase

Running away. Feet doing the work.

#uk-drill#london#british-slang#escape
nick
noun

British slang for prison or a police station.

#prison#uk-prison#british-slang#cockney
panda car
noun

UK two-tone black-and-white (later blue-and-white) patrol car.

#police#uk#patrol#livery
woodentop
noun

CID putdown for a uniformed officer.

#police#uk#cid#british-slang