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Derogatory; derived from the term "Pig/Pigs"; can refer to a single officer or the police generally. [3] Bagieta. Polish slang term for police officer, that is: baguette and it is reference to police baton. BAC. French slang for police officer; acronym of the Brigade anti-criminalité in France. Barney.
List of police-related slang terms. From a page move: This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name. Redirects from moves.
A more endearing term for a female police officer. Kojak with a Kodak: Police officer running radar. Local yokel A local city police officer. Mama Bear A less derogatory term for a female police officer. Miss Piggy A female police officer (refers to the Muppet character, derived from the pejorative term "pig" for police officers). Mountie Mountie
The blue wall of silence, [1] also blue code [2] and blue shield, [3] are terms used to denote the informal code of silence among police officers in the United States not to report on a colleague 's errors, misconducts, or crimes, especially as related to police brutality in the United States. [4] If questioned about an incident of alleged ...
A federal agent (also known as a special agent, federal police officer, or federal operative) is an employee of an agency or branch of the federal government, typically one responsible for investigating organized crime and terrorism, handling matters of domestic or national security, and who practices espionage, such as the FBI, CIA, NSA, or MI5.
Numerous slang terms exist for the police. Many slang terms for police officers are decades or centuries old with lost etymologies. One of the oldest, cop, has largely lost its slang connotations and become a common colloquial term used both by the public and police officers to refer to their profession. [9]
However, the list already contains many such terms, and they are generally informative. For that reason, I'm going to move the list to "List of police-related slang terms", to allow further addition of such terms. If anyone objects, feel free to move back and start a discussion here. Basa lisk inspect damage ⁄ berate 00:39, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
A police officer (also called a policeman (male) or policewoman (female), a cop, an officer, or less commonly a constable) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, "police officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the rank "officer" is legally reserved for military personnel.