traps, trappers or jacks – police. These Australianisms have been largely replaced by the international cops, coppers, pigs or bacon. However the older, more affectionate wallopers is also still used.
Emergency—police, fire or ambulance
Call Triple Zero (000) for urgent assistance from police, ambulance or fire brigade. This is a free call from any phone in Australia. You should call 000 in a life threatening or time critical emergency.
Popo/Po-Po
The term popo, sometimes written as po-po, is slang for law enforcement personnel that's believed to have originated in the United States in the mid-1990s.
Booze bus: the slang name for a police vehicle that issues breath tests to catch drink drivers. Bottle-o: this is what Aussies often call a liquor store.
escop - The term escop was a Victorian cockney slang word for a police officer.
Fuzz. Fuzz, referring to the police force, originated in America in 1929. A fuzzy, meanwhile, was a term from 1931 and referred to a policeman who was "very diligent in enforcing the law."
1810 - 1850
Initially in rural areas, Police were appointed by the local Justices of the Peace and became known as Bench Police or "benchers."
A postie is an ordinarily-sized postman or postwoman, and a derro is an ordinarily-sized derelict.”
J. English/Australian slang term short for jackboots. The term can be used to describe a police officer, informant or an unreliable person. "To go jack on a mate" is the act of betraying associates or implicating them in a crime.
Cabbie. A cabbie is a cab driver or taxi driver. We usually refer to cabs as taxis in Australia.
synonyms for cop
On this page you'll find 68 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cop, such as: deputy, flatfoot, fuzz, lawman, patrolman, and policeman.
Answer and Explanation: The British often call police officers 'bobbies. ' This comes from Sir Robert Peel, since the nickname for 'Robert' is 'Bobby.
The "Q" Word (Q=Quiet) is a word known in the Emergency Services as a punishable offensive word. Whenever the word is muttered, the night (or day) becomes flooded with emergency calls. "Why'd you just say the "Q" Word, dude?!"
A silent cop, also referred to as a "sleeping policeman" or a "traffic dome", is a traffic management device formerly widely used in Australia. It consisted of a metal or concrete dome, about 400 mm (16 in) wide and about 125 mm (5 in) tall, embedded in the road surface.
A Police Officer. Probably a lot more, as Australia is a big and diverse place, each State tends to have their own colloquialisms for most things. In order of observed frequency, Cop, Boys in blue, Pig, Blue Heeler(=dog, but Also references a popular Australian tv show), Fuzz, Rozzers (mainly from U.K. immigrants),.
If you are in immediate danger, need to report a crime in progress, or require immediate police attendance, call Triple Zero (000) immediately. Where to report a non-urgent crime or specific incident, who to send a question or feedback to, and other emergency and support service contacts.
bloke – man or guy
A stereotype of a typical Australian man: loves beer, sport and barbies. It's similar to “chap”or “fella”.
“12” is a popular slang term for police officers most commonly used in southern states.
An Australian pub or hotel is a public house or pub for short, in Australia, and is an establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises.
defecate: He went into the bushes to have a shag.
doorie. to have sex: Let's go have a doorie.
Between 1788 and 1868 more than 162,000 convicts were transported to Australia. Of these, about 7,000 arrived in 1833 alone. The convicts were transported as punishment for crimes committed in Britain and Ireland. In Australia their lives were hard as they helped build the young colony.
The SRG is the AFP's highly trained operationally skilled specialist policing capability.