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Heya people, bringing back this thread. š
Can anyone think of times in fiction/whatever where police officers, government officials, or just the authorities in general are referred to with a unique term or nickname? For example, calling lawyers Suits, or the āTen Menā in Mysterious Benedict Society.
I already have an idea, but I would love some prompts to jostle my brain. They donāt have to be original, just things youāve already seen.
āEverything is a mountainā
In Mistborn there’s the Garrison and the Constable, in Marvel there’s Shield, the Blade Runners in blade runner, the Nightwatch, the Aurors, Officers of God, are ones I’ve found.
He is perfect in Justice, yet He is perfect in Mercy, even when we fail Him. For this, He is good.
Irl, Iām pretty sure gangsters used to call the police the Fuzz. At least in the UKā¦ probably not here in America, lol.
Write what should not be forgotten. ā Isabel Allende
(Actually, maybe it was in the USā¦.)
Write what should not be forgotten. ā Isabel Allende
@whalekeeper I don’t remember any in specific…..
Where'd I get ya this time? The liver? The kidney? I'm runnin' outta places to put holes in ya.
@whalekeeper Can’t think of any nicknames other than coppers or boys in blue, but this has somehow sent me down a research rabbit hole on different types of slang XD I think I’m going to make a new character who uses Cockney rhyming slang
āNothing says autumn like slurpinā apples.ā -my uncle
I’ll tell you if I think of anything else tho
āNothing says autumn like slurpinā apples.ā -my uncle
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