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  • noun slang In law enforcement, a state trooper.

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Examples

  •  Christ, the nearest statie was down to Sabbathday Falls, eighty mile south and Red Lovett was up by the Quebec border.

    The Warden 2010

  • Apparently, Paula told the statie "[Clinton] has sexy hair" before they allegedly hooked up.

    Hillary Again Hits Obama Over Foreign Policy 2009

  • One of them, at least, was a statie: Hansen, the detective out of the barracks in Gray who, more than anyone else, I believed was relishing my current situation.

    The Lovers John Connolly 2009

  • Ever since she and the other statie, Trooper Walker, had seen my badge, they had gone above and beyond.

    The Quickie Patterson, James, 1947- 2007

  • He said she was consulting with a statie detective and couldn't be disturbed.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • He said she was consulting with a statie detective and couldn't be disturbed.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • [147] I followed the serious young statie into my house and watched him poke around.

    The Lake House Patterson, James, 1947- 2003

  • "Problem here?" the statie said once he'd rolled up close to the big blue Suburban.

    Four Blind Mice Patterson, James, 1947- 2002

  • Alejandro E. Serra is accused of slamming into state police cruisers yesterday before he was boxed in, apparently punched by a statie, and then cuffed in Framingham.

    Home - BostonHerald.com 2010

  • Disobedience este o arhiva si o statie video despre relatia dintre practicile artistice si nesupunerea civila si sociala.

    Feeder 2009

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  • State trooper.

    The staties pulled me over for banging a uey on my way to the packie.

    October 15, 2008

  • I think this might not be distinctively, or at least not exclusively, Bostonian. We said it in PA (years and years ago).

    In fact I think of it every time I see one. A statie, I mean. :)

    October 15, 2008

  • What are PA staties doing in VA? ;-)

    October 16, 2008

  • I actually see staties rather often now. They're not always in uniform, but they always kind of scare me. (Especially when they've been drinking.)

    October 16, 2008

  • Oh, lovely.

    October 16, 2008

  • Off-duty cops are a very interesting breed.

    October 16, 2008

  • Oh, off-duty. Well, then.

    October 16, 2008