Black Maria (nickname for police paddy wagon)

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nickname slang term

Black Maria is a historical slang term for a police paddy wagon used to transport arrested individuals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
slang term ⓘ
associatedWith arrest ⓘ
custody ⓘ
police ⓘ
urban policing ⓘ
category police slang ⓘ
vehicle nickname ⓘ
contrastsWith marked police car ⓘ
denotes closed police wagon ⓘ
etymologyStatus uncertain ⓘ
hasConnotation criminal justice ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ
policing ⓘ
hasRegister slang ⓘ
hasTemporalUsage historical ⓘ
hasVariantForm Black Mariah NERFINISHED ⓘ
refersTo police paddy wagon ⓘ
police van ⓘ
vehicle for transporting prisoners ⓘ
transportContext from arrest scene to police station ⓘ
from police station to jail or court ⓘ
typicalColor black ⓘ
usedFor transporting arrested individuals ⓘ
transporting detainees ⓘ
transporting prisoners ⓘ
usedInLanguage English ⓘ
usedPrimarilyIn 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ

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Black Maria studio → namedAfter → Black Maria (nickname for police paddy wagon) ⓘ