Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A van used by police for taking suspects into custody.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An enclosed truck used by police to transport prisoners.
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- noun A
police van fortransporting prisoners.
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- noun van used by police to transport prisoners
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Perhaps from paddy, policeman, from Paddy.]
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Supposedly from the term Paddy (a nickname for an Irishman).
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alexz commented on the word paddy wagon
The etymology of the word Paddy refers to the Irish people - either the Irish police officers, or the Irish customers who rode in the back.
May 26, 2013