paddy wagon

See also: paddywagon

English

Supposedly from Paddy, a derogatory name for an Irishman.

paddy wagon (plural paddy wagons)

(slang) A police van for transporting prisoners.
Synonyms: Black Maria, cattle car, patrol van, patrol wagon

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)

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