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There are 2 answers to this, there where many Irish in the police force on the east coast so when there was trouble they needed a wagon so they would say call the paddy wagon, the other answer is they needed a wagon because they would usually fill it up with the Irish.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoGood question- but people disagree over the answer. The term is used as the name of a vehicle (originally a horse drawn wagon) used to transport prisoners of the police. "Paddy", a shortened version of Patrick, was used as a slang term for people of Irish descent. One group claims the name referred to the police officers riding the wagon, since many police officers were of Irish families. The other group claims the name originated from the number of Irish Americans that were arrested, and rode inside the wagon- as prisoners. Take your pick!
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Did the term Paddy Wagon originate from police saying Patty get the wagon when they needed to transport a prisoner?
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What are the 3 common theories for the police term paddy wagon?
The Irish immigrants were still being stereotyped. Irish were the drinkers and were the ones who needed the paddy wagon more so than others, according to the stereotype. I thought I heard the name was "Patty wagon", Patty as in Patrick, a good Irish name. It was later called paddy.
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Howcome a police van is called a paddy wagon?
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