词汇 | paddy wagon |
释义 | paddy wagonWord family nounPaddyismpaddy wagonPaddy Policeˈpaddy ˌwagon noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE informalSCP a police vehicle used to carry prisoners 囚车 Examples from the Corpus paddy wagon• It had been an honest mistake, though, the paddy wagon men believing he was dead or dying. (1800-1900) Perhaps from Paddy “Irish person, (Irish) policeman” ((18-21 centuries)), from the male name Paddy, from Irish Gaelic Padraig “Patrick” |
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