paddy wagon

See also: paddywagon

English

Alternative forms

• paddywaggon, paddy waggon, paddywagon

Etymology

Supposedly from Paddy, a derogatory name for an Irishman.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

paddy wagon (plural paddy wagons)

1. (slang) A police van for transporting prisoners.

   Synonyms: Black Maria, cattle car, patrol van, patrol wagon, pie wagon, police wagon

Translations

a police van for transporting prisoners

• Belarusian: аўтаза́к m (aŭtazák)
• Danish: salatfad n
• Finnish: mustamaija (fi)
• French: panier à salade (fr) m
• German: Grüne Minna (de) f
• Italian: cellulare (it) m
• Macedonian: марица f (marica)
• Norwegian: marja m
• Portuguese: camburão (pt) m
• Russian: вороно́к (ru) m (voronók), чёрный во́рон (čórnyj vóron), автоза́к (ru) m (avtozák) (modern)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: crna marica f (slang)

• Spanish: lechera (es) f (Spain, colloquial; old-fashioned)
• Swedish: polisbuss c, piketbuss c, fångtransport (sv) c
• Ukrainian: автоза́к m (avtozák)