Paddy Wagon Definition
noun
Webster's New World
A van used by police for taking suspects into custody.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- police wagon
- police van
- black-maria
- patrol wagon
- wagon
Other Word Forms of Paddy Wagon
Noun
Singular:
paddy wagonPlural:
paddy-wagonsOrigin of Paddy Wagon
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Supposedly from the term Paddy (a nickname for an Irishman).
From Wiktionary
Perhaps from paddy policeman from Paddy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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