Talk:List of slang terms for police officers
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I was under the impression that Cop was an abbreviation of Copper, which to my knowledge refers to the copper badges worn by police officers in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. I have no source for that however. TheDeadlyShoe 14:27, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Offensive/Slang
I think that we need to come to a consensus as to which are slang and which are offensive. If not then the reader is left to wonder which term they may safely use. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 05:40, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] PIG
Does anyone else remember that at one time in the late 60's or early 70's the police in Britain (and maybe elsewhere) attempted to use the word PIG as an acronym to mean Pride, Integrity, Guts? CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 05:40, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Failed AFD
This article had a failed AFD debate. Johnleemk | Talk 10:42, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Move
If no one objects, I'm going to move this to List of slang terms for police officers sometime tommorrow. "Offensive" is POV and largely irrelevant, and it is a list, so it seems like a better title. Any thoughts?--Sean|Black 03:48, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
- Okay, moved.--Sean|Black 00:51, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
- "Offensive" is not POV, because all police officers agree that some of those terms are offensive. 64.192.107.242 02:55, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Need some information on these:
Buttons, Elbow, elephant ears, johns, the Law. I found them here. I know "the law" and I can see that "buttons" and "elbow" could be references. However, I am not sure about the other two. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 09:28, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Attention: Slang Glossary policy discussion underway
Slang glossaries violate the following policy:
Wikipedia is not a dictionary or a usage or jargon guide. Wikipedia articles are not:
- Dictionary definitions. Because Wikipedia is not a dictionary, please do not create an entry merely to define a term. An article should usually begin with a good definition; if you come across an article that is nothing more than a definition, see if there is information you can add that would be appropriate for an encyclopedia. An exception to this rule is for articles about the cultural meanings of individual numbers.
- Lists of such definitions. There are, however, disambiguation pages consisting of pointers to other pages; these are used to clarify differing meanings of a word. Wikipedia also includes glossary pages for various specialized fields.
- A usage guide or slang and idiom guide. Wikipedia is not in the business of saying how words, idioms, etc. should be used. We aren't teaching people how to talk like a Cockney chimney-sweep. However, it may be important in the context of an encyclopedia article to describe just how a word is used to distinguish among similar, easily confused ideas, as in nation or freedom. In some special cases an article about an essential piece of slang may be appropriate.
Due to the many AfDs which are initiated to enforce this policy and due to the resistance to such deletion by defenders of the glossaries, I have started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:What Wikipedia is not#Slang glossaries to rewrite the policy in order to solve this problem and to readdress this question: should slang glossaries by allowed on Wikipedia? --List Expert 23:37, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The Gaver
Someone just added this as Cockney slang but without the full phrase it would not appear to make any sense. Does anyone know what it's supposed to be? CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 15:06, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
