divvy van

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  • divvy van — /ˈdɪvi væn/ (say divee van) noun Chiefly Victoria Colloquial → paddy wagon. {short for divisional van} …  

  • Divvy van — police divisional van …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • divvy van — Australian Slang police divisional van …   English dialects glossary

  • van — noun /væn/ a) A (covered) vehicle used for carrying goods or people, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but smaller than a truck. The van sped down the road. b) a railway carriage …   Wiktionary

  • divvy — I Australian Slang 1. very short time; 2. police (van); 3. dividend; 4. (pl.) rewards; profits; gains II Cumbrian Dictionary ( v divvee) Idiot, e.g. Divn t dee that yer divvy! = Don t do that you idiot …   English dialects glossary

  • Divvy — 1. very short time; 2. police (van); 3. dividend; 4. (pl.) rewards; profits; gains …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • Police van — A police van (also known as a paddywagon, Black Maria or police carrier) is a type of vehicle operated by police forces. Police vans are usually employed for the transportation of prisoners inside a specially adapted cell in the vehicle, or for… …   Wikipedia

  • Australian English vocabulary — Many works giving an overview of Australian English have been published; many of these are humour books designed for tourists or as novelties. One of the first was Karl Lentzner s Dictionary of the Slang English of Australia and of Some Mixed… …   Wikipedia

  • Paddywagon — and Black Maria are slang terms for either a police car, or a police vehicle used to transport large groups of people who have been arrested. The word paddywagon is of American origin. The precise origin of the term is uncertain and disputed,… …   Wikipedia

  • paddy wagon — /ˈpædi wægən/ (say padee waguhn) noun a closed police vehicle used for conveying prisoners. Also, paddy wagon; Colloquial, black maria; Chiefly Victoria Colloquial, divvy van. {US; ? special use of Paddy, from the prevalence of Irishmen in the US …  

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