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What are the 3 common theories for the police term paddy wagon?
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∙ 13y ago
The Irish immigrants were still being stereotyped. Irish were the drinkers and were the ones who needed the paddy wagon more so than others, according to the stereotype. I thought I heard the name was "Patty wagon", Patty as in Patrick, a good Irish name. It was later called paddy.
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What is a Paddy Wagon?
A paddy wagon is a police van for transporting prisoners.
Did the term Paddy Wagon originate from police saying Patty get the wagon when they needed to transport a prisoner?
No, the paddy wagon was not originated from police saying "Patty, get the wagon." The word originated from patrol wagon and got shortened to paddy wagon.
What police division would a paddy wagon be in?
A "paddy wagon" is a pejorative name for the means to transport a plurality of drunken Irishmen, and it would be found in the police motor pool, assigned to the operations division. The politically correct name is simply "wagon" or "prisoner transport."
What does patty wagon mean?
"Paddy Wagon" is a historic euphemism for a police van or wagon with room for multiple culprits in a secured rear section.
What does Pattie mean?
"Paddy Wagon" is a historic euphemism for a police van or wagon with room for multiple culprits in a secured rear section.
What does wagoner mean?
"Paddy Wagon" is a historic euphemism for a police van or wagon with room for multiple culprits in a secured rear section.
Why is a paddy wagon called a paddy wagon?
There are 2 answers to this, there where many Irish in the police force on the east coast so when there was trouble they needed a wagon so they would say call the paddy wagon, the other answer is they needed a wagon because they would usually fill it up with the Irish.
What does divvy van means in Australia?
Used in Victoria to refer to the police wagon with a separate compartment at the rear for transporting unruly captives. In NSW, this is usually called a paddy wagon.
What is a good sentence for the word paddy wagon?
"Most of the drunks from the bar brawl were advised to get a ride home with friends, and let go, but several who wanted to match their boxing skills with the arresting officers got a free ride in the paddy wagon to the local police precinct."
Are there tours from Dublin to the Blarney Stone?
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Howcome a police van is called a paddy wagon?
paddy is slang for the Irish (e.g. paddy's pub). with a long a rich tradition of drinking and fighting, the Irish often had to be rounded up and arrested in groups. hence the need for more than just the back seat of a cop car.
The paddy wagon collided with a cement truck What was the result?
hardened criminals
