What is Paddy Wagon?
1.
I nickname given to a vehicle police use to transport prisoners. The name came from the New York Draft riots of 1863. The Irish at the time were the poorest people in the city. When the draft was implemented it had a provision for wealthier people to buy a waiver. The Irish rioted, and the term Paddy wagon was coined.
Patrick, Michael, Sean throw those damnn Irish in the Paddywagon.
2.
The van driven by the police, to pick up unruly teens out getting drunk in public places, after the town curfew, used to bring the teens to the police station, usually for the night.
"Shit man! The Paddy wagon! Ditch the bottles and run!"
3.
1. An item used by law enforcers to round up or herd troublemakers, riot actors or general lunatics in the same manner a shepherd uses a sheepdog.
2. A vehicle owned or driven by a man called Paddy.
1. "up shep up shep *whistle* good paddy wagon."
2. "here come the lads in the paddy wagon"
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4.
Irish/English word for Police Van where they load up typical gangs of drunks that are acting the eejit in public
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5.
The term 'paddy wagon' is of English origin due to it's use to pick up drunk Irish louts (paddy's) from pub brawls.
It is commonly used across all prior English colonies including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many others.
Contrary to other postings here, the term 'divvy van' is unbeknownst to any Australia on my extensive MSN list, nor have I heard it in the 47 years I've lived here, so I'd say it's someone attempting to coin a phrase.
Mel Gibson refers to a paddy wagon in a (intended) slip of the tongue (due to Australian roots) in the movie Signs, "We took some of your friends downtown already in the back of a paddy wagon."
6.
A derogatory,racist name for a police van. Used mainly in the U.S. When the Irish arrived they were feared by the Protestant and Presbyterian (mainly English and Scottish settlers) they were beaten and bullied and when they protested they were dragged off in police vans and beaten some more. Lots of silly people think that "Paddy Wagon" is acceptabe to Irish people. Well it's not...nor is Patties or Paddys Day. St. Patricks Day ..ease.
Irish-American friendship float in this years St.Patricks Day parade had "Paddy Wagon" in big letters on the sides of it. Grrrrrr!! Lots of my friends were very annoyed.
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The act of crawling on one's hands and knees through a person or multiple person's legs all the while being spanked on their bottom.
Chris hit a grand slam, so we gave him the paddy wagon to celebrate.
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