polac

See also: POLAC, polać, polăc, and połać

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of police +‎ accident

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊlæk/
  • Homophone: Polack

Noun

polac (plural polacs)

  1. (UK, law enforcement) A road-traffic accident that occurs due to presence of a police vehicle.
    • 1990, Robert Chesshyre, Force: Inside the Police, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN:
      An accident involving a police car is known as a 'polac', and is investigated 'independently' by the area traffic department rather than by the division to which the driver belongs.
    • 2001 February 12, John Sutherland, The Guardian‎:
      Before getting out of his van, he sent out a Polac (police accident) bulletin on his radio.
    • 2007 January 2, magoo, “Standard Driving Test for Special Constables”, in Police Community‎, archived from the original on 5 February 2021, Roads Policing:
      Two weeks in my opinion cant surely be enough.¶ Oh well, whatever saves money. (they way to stop Polacs is apparently to create an initial phase pursuit course (1 to 2 days)! mmmm I think perhaps the way might be to stop decreasing the length of the course and to give drivers some appropriate vehicles, but thats another thread!

Anagrams

Friulian

Adjective

polac

  1. Polish
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