wagon n.
1. as an official vehicle.
(a) (US, also blue wagon) a police patrol wagon.
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | Fools of Fortune 404: When a raid is made [...] enough ‘pluggers’ are captured to fill one or two wagons and are driven to the nearest police station. | |
| Pink Marsh (1963) 124: I don’ wan’ no mo’ to do ’ith ’em coppehs an’ blue wagons. | |
| ‘An Incident in the “Pansy”’ in In Babel 197: The bar tender’s reference to the ‘waggon’ recalled the fact that ‘Butch’ had been taken to the station one night for attempting to force his way into a wedding-reception. | |
| Knocking the Neighbors 179: Some Blue Wagons backed up and Steve told the Desk Sergeant, a few Minutes later, that his Name was Andrew. | |
| ‘Carmen’ in Gullible’s Travels 18: They pinch Genevieve and leave Joss to watch her till the wagon comes. | |
| You Can’t Win (2000) 36: I’ll phone for the wagon. We’ll have to take them all to the station. | |
| (con. 1910s) Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 66: I gotta [...] run the gang of you in, give you a nice little ride in the wagon and let your old ladies come down to the station bawlin’ to get you out. | |
| ‘Red Wind’ in Red Wind (1946) 15: In another minute a homicide fast-wagon sirened up. | |
| Rebellion of Leo McGuire (1953) 180: In God’s name, don’t call the wagon here [...] I’ll pay for a taxi to go to the station. | |
| ‘Watch Out for Daddy’ in Entrapment (2009) 144: ‘Get the two broads into the wagon,’ Cop One told Cop Two. | |
| Jives of Dr. Hepcat (1989) 9: Oh, chappie what are you going to do with your sinful soul? For your kind of people the wagon always rolls! | |
| Deep Down In The Jungle 157: They put me in the wagon and they took me on down to the county jail. | |
| Choirboys (1976) 239: Wish we had a drunk wagon like Central. | |
| Patriot Game (1985) 87: Courtesy call. That’s what they always say, just before they come with the wagon. | |
![[UK]](/static/img/flags/uk.png "United Kingdom") | It Was An Accident 3: Didn’t you ought to be throwing them in the wagon up court this time of day? | |
![[Aus]](/static/img/flags/aus.png "Australia") | (con. 1964-65) Sex and Thugs and Rock ’n’ Roll 70: ‘Get her and put her in the wagon!’ yelled the sergeant. |
(b) an ambulance; also attrib.
| A. Mutt in Blackbeard Compilation (1977) 121: Here it is Doc, bring the wagon. | |
| ‘Anna Imroth’ Chicago Poems 85: Cross the hands over the breast here — so. / Straighten the legs a little more — so. / And call for the wagon to come and take her home. | |
| Inimitable Jeeves 60: Their nearest and dearest phone to the asylum to send round the wagon. | |
| Dead End Act II: As soon as the wagon comes, send him down to the morgue. | |
| Bullets for Two 6: The morgue wagon had carried away the body of Marsellino. | |
| ‘Dying to See Willie’ in Popular Detective Mar. 🌐 He’s stark an’ ravin’ mad [...] Why don’t you just call the wagon? | |
| Vulture (1996) 3: The wagon attendants moved in with a flexible stretcher. | |
| In La-La Land We Trust (1999) 82: You’re not the only wagon on duty on that shift, are you? |
(c) an automobile.
| I’m from Missouri 59: Keep both eyes on the road in front of you and the rest of your face in the wagon. | |
| Free To Love 37: A nice, little six-cylinder wagon, neat and comfortable. | |
| ‘Borough of Cemeteries’ in Sailor Off The Bremen Stories 282: Get into that goddamn wagon of yours. | |
| Waiters 225: ‘I’ll fix his wagon.’ [...] He then went out into the parking lot. | |
| ‘The Road Out of Axotle’ in Southern (1973) 103: Man, this old wagon [...] I dunt dig it. | |
| I’m a Jack, All Right 28: ‘A smart looking wagon’ [...] ‘’58 model [...] One of the best Holden ever brought out’. | |
| Grease 72: She’s a real pussy wagon, my Greased Lightnin’. |
(d) a hearse.
| ‘Defective Bureau’ in Popular Detective 🌐 You go back an’ sit down, Willie, or that stiff won’t be lonesome in the wagon when they haul it away. | |
| Lead With Your Left (1958) 25: The cemeteries are full of ex-cops. When our number comes up we go with the wagon too. |
2. (Irish/US) a derog. name for a woman [she gives you a ride n. (1a)].
| Cappy Ricks 312: [to a man] ‘Skinner,’ he said. ‘You’re a good old wagon, that’s what you are.’. | |
| Barker I ii: You an’ me’ve been pallin’ together for some time, an’ you’re a good old wagon, but [...] we’re through. | |
| Tambourines to Glory II ii: She’s young, baby. But you, pshaw, you been a good old wagon, but you done broke down. | |
![[Ire]](/static/img/flags/ire.png "Ireland") | Snapper 30: She hates us. It’s prob’ly cos Daddy called her a wagon at tha’ meetin’. | |
| Cartoon City 10: Shut your jaws, you silly wagon. | |
| Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightdress 201: The old dear – the stupid wagon. | |
| Blood Miracles 111: [S]ome stuck-up wagon dictates where it needs to go to best support her fucking jar of fucking pebbles. | |
| Braywatch 201: [S]he laughs like the wagon she can’t help being. | |
| Rules of Revelation 18: [He] has remixed Some Wagon and Some Other Shower of Langers. |
3. (US Und.) a revolver [? the revolving chamber resembles a wagon wheel].
| ‘Convicts’ Jargon’ in AS VI:6 442: wagon, n. A revolver. |
4. (US) the female buttocks.
| No Lights, No Sirens 48: [H]e jiggled his way back to those very tight wagons on the dance floor. |
5. see water wagon n. (1)
In compounds
of a lawyer, one who fig. pursues the police wagon in the hope of picking up otherwise unrepresented cases.
| Junkie (1966) 98: Pat had given a wagon-chasing lawyer ten dollars to get him out in the morning. |
In phrases
1. a hearse.
| Little Caesar (1932) 84: You want the black wagon to come and haul him away? | |
| Duke 59: They call an ambulance, then the black wagon. |
2. a police car.
| Pink Marsh (1963) 123: I had to dig up ol’ six dollahs to keep out of ’at big black wagon. | |
| ‘Clip-Joint Chisellers’ in Ten Story Gang Aug. 🌐 Police sirens sounded! [...] All hands and the cooks were bundled into the black wagons. |
see sense 1a above .
SE in slang uses
In compounds
a brothel-keeper’s agent who solicited for customers at coaching inns.
| Cheats of London Exposed 46: There is a species of Waggon-hunters, whose motives are purely to gratify their libidinous desires. | |
| New Cheats of London Exposed 44: as 1770 . |
In phrases
see separate entry.