Tue 13 Jun 2006
In Front of the Criminal court Building, Forbes and Ross, Downtown:
20-Something Yinzer Chick: I’m dahntahn and not in a paddy wagon! How amazing is that?
— Overheard by Ra
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June 13th, 2006 at 3:48 pm
A paddywagon is a slang word for either a police car or a police vehicle used to transport large groups of people who have been arrested. The word is of American origin.
“Paddy” (a common Irish shortening of Patrick) was used as a term (and less often, pejoratively) to refer to Irish people. Irishmen made up a large percentage of the officers of early police forces in many American cities. This concentration of Irish in the police forces led to the term “paddy wagon” being created.
June 13th, 2006 at 11:30 pm
(Re: the above)
i learned something today. DAMMIT.
June 21st, 2006 at 12:05 am
As they say on DVE, “Don’t mess with a girl from Western PA….”