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Posted by Dave on Tue Nov 25 08:52:59 2014, in response to Re: he was MURDERED, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Nov 25 08:39:03 2014. From Wikipedia:Paddy Wagon The word paddy wagon is of American origin. Seemingly an abbreviation of "patrol wagon", the precise origin of the term is uncertain and disputed, though its use dates back to the 1800s.[1] In the same manner that police cars are called patrol cars today, there were no cars when the term "patrol wagon" was first used, explaining why people don't say "paddy car" for patrol car. There are at least two other theories as how the phrase originated.[2] The most prevalent theory is based on the term "Paddy" (a common Irish shortening of Patrick, as in the Irish language Patrick is Padraig), which was used (often as derogatory slang) to refer to Irish people.[3] Irishmen made up a large percentage of the officers of early police forces in many American cities. Thus, this theory suggests that the concentration of Irish in the police forces led to the term "paddy wagon" being used to describe the vehicles driven by police. An alternative theory is similarly based on the term "Paddy" but states that the term arose due to the allegedly high crime level among Irish immigrants.[4] |
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