Definitions for paddy wagon
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pad′dy wag`on(n.)
(n.)an enclosed truck used by the police to transport prisoners.
Origin of paddy wagon:
1925–30; prob. paddy policeman, generic use of Paddy
Princeton's WordNet
police van, police wagon, paddy wagon, patrol wagon, wagon, black Maria(noun)
van used by police to transport prisoners
Wiktionary
paddy wagon(Noun)
A police van for transporting prisoners.
Origin: Supposedly from the term Paddy (a nickname for an Irishman).
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