Old Bill became the nickname for the Met police following the Great War after the fashion for wearing moustaches that looked very like the soldier cartoon character Old Bill, by George Bairnsfather.
Cold Chill is Cockney slang for Old Bill (Police).
"He went off with the cold chill."
This was a 1960's hippy expression and it referred to hair or lack of it. Hippies had long hair whereas, by comparison, policemen had only fuzz. Hence the nickname.
The Bill was the longest-running police procedural television series in the United Kingdom, and among the longest running of any British television series at the time of its cancellation. The title originates from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police. The series attracted controversy on several occasions.
Heat: Hot-rodders used this term for the police.
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.
The mob, referring to organized crime, originated in 1927. The fuzz, slang for the police, is from 1929, while cop a plea is from 1925.
A proposal for a law, or legislation, that is introduced into Parliament is called a bill. Bills are considered consecutively by the two houses of the Federal Parliament, the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Two nicknames for British police, 'bobbies' and 'Peelers', come from the founder of the 'Met' Police, Sir Robert Peel. The Metropolitan Police Marine Support patrols the River Thames in speedboats.
$1 bill is sometimes called a "single", a "buck", a "simoleon" or rarely an "ace". The dollar has also been referred to as a "bean" or "bone" (e.g. twenty bones is equal to $20). $2 bill is sometimes referred to as a "deuce". $5 bill has been referred to as a "fin", "fiver" or "five-spot".
The term copper was the original word, used in Britain to mean "someone who captures". In British English, the term cop is recorded (Shorter Oxford Dictionary) in the sense of 'to capture' from 1704, derived from the Latin capere via the Old French caper.
One common explanation is that the phrase originated from the police radio code system 10-12, which indicates that civilians are present in the area where police officers are patrolling. This system was developed in the 1930s and was designed to help standardize radio communications between police officers.
Khazi. Another slightly dated alternative word to the toilet, 'khazi' (also spelt karzy, kharsie or carzey) is derived from the low Cockney word 'carsey', meaning a privy. It has its roots in the nineteenth century, but gained popular usage during the twentieth century.
This stems from an old cockney rhyming slang phrase called two-bob bit. Two bob was a little amount of money that really didn't add up to anything at all.
"Tumble down the sink" (drink)
The Republic of Ireland has one national civilian police force, called “An Garda Síochána”, meaning 'Guardians of the Peace of Ireland'. It has 14,500 staff members and provides both local and national law enforcement services. It is commonly referred to as “Garda”.
The term originates from the 1960's-70's television show "Hawaii Five-0," about an elite force of police in the 50'th state, hence 5-0. On the show the cops would announce themselves, saying "police, five o!" And from there the term became widely adopted as a way to announce the presence of police.
(Noun) Nick is British slang for 'jail. ' A nick is a place of confinement where people who break the law are brought until their trial. Example: They all went to the nick for getting too rowdy at the pub last night.
The fifty dollar note is called a Pineapple, and a hundred dollar note a 'jolly green giant” or a lime or even a 'green tree frog'.
The Director's power to discontinue a prosecution is derived from section 9(4) of the DPP Act. A submission made to the Director to discontinue such a matter is known as a 'no bill' application.
AUSTRALIA: Splitting the bill is common practice in Australia. Friends often are happy to split the bill evenly, but it's also acceptable to only pay for what you ate and drank.
Bluebottle: A British term for policeman that may have derived from Cockney rhyming slang.
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and the prevention of crime within the ceremonial county of Greater London.
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Because the London police force was established in 1829 by then-Home Secretary (and later Prime Minister) Sir Robert Peel, Victorian police officers became known as peelers and bobbies, terms still in use in Britain today.