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Citations in the Category Police
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trick or treat n. The most intriguing role in the 66-minute film goes to the unseen informant who supposedly led the cops to the wrong address, where Mena was killed. The snitch offers insight into a practice called “trick or treat,” in which he bought drugs anywhere he could find them, then gave the drugs to Denver police, who used them as the evidence for warrants to search wherever they chose. [ ] [full cite] (Apr. 15, 2007)
turkey bacon n. i agree, this man was treated screwed. turkey bacon (rent-a-cops) suck ass. they’re all a bunch of wannabe’s who couldn’t cut it as real cops. as for the police, come on, i’m sure they could’ve handled that a lot better. damn piggies. [ ] [full cite] (Sep. 21, 2004)
turkey bacon n. My fellow weirdos, you must join me in my quest to expand our language just slightly. From now on, I ask that you now refer to all rent-a-cops as turkey bacon. For those who don’t know, turkey bacon is processed, smoked turkey meat cut into strips that resemble, but only barely function as, bacon. [ ] [full cite] (Sep. 21, 2004)
turkey bacon n. Another word a girl offered was: “turkey bacon,” she explained, “undercover police. ‘Put that away! I think those guys are turkey bacon.’” [ ] [full cite] (Sep. 21, 2004)
turkey bacon n. A nice security guard stops them, and I stopped calling security guards “Turkey bacon rent-a-cops.” [ ] [full cite] (Sep. 21, 2004)
turkey bacon n. That young security guard!! Trying to be all bad…especially when he knows he’s just turkey bacon!! [ ] [full cite] (Oct. 4, 2004)
turkey bacon n. The turkey bacon security guard yelled at us. [ ] [full cite] (Oct. 4, 2004)
turret light n. None of the unmarked police cars on the street displayed “turret lights.” [ ] [full cite] (Apr. 5, 2008)
twelve-pound key n. They went through doors with battering rams affectionately referred to as “12lb keys.” [ ] [full cite] (May. 18, 2005)
unhappy meal n. Some police departments contract with McDonald’s to provide meals for prisoners in the city jail. Cops often call these meals “Unhappy Meals.” [ ] [full cite] (Jul. 24, 2004)

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