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Related topics: Policeˈpaddy ˌwagon noun [countable] American English informalSCP a police vehicle used to carry prisoners 囚车Examples from the Corpuspaddy wagon• It had been an honest mistake, though, the paddy wagon men believing he was dead or dying.Origin paddy wagon (1800-1900) Perhaps from Paddy “Irish person, (Irish) policeman” ((18-21 centuries)), from the male name Paddy, from Irish Gaelic Padraig “Patrick”ˈpaddy ˌwagon nounChineseSyllable carry Corpus a vehicle to used police prisoners |