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 …
