paddy wagon

See also: paddywagon

English

Alternative forms

paddywagon

Etymology

Supposedly from the term Paddy (a nickname for an Irishman).

Noun

paddy wagon (plural paddy wagons)

A police van for transporting prisoners.

Synonyms

Translations

a police van for transporting prisoners

Danish: salatfad n
Finnish: mustamaija (fi)
French: panier à salade (fr) m

Norwegian: marja m
Portuguese: camburão (pt) m
Russian: воронок (ru) m (voronok), чёрный во́рон (čórnyj vóron)

See also

Wikipedia article on paddy wagon

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