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Although "the fuzz" is not a phrase encountered in common parlance, it appears to have originated in the U.S. in the 1920s. It was a pretty popular slang term among "underground types" in the '30s. As is the case with many word origin ... "Fuzz" is derived from "fuss" because police officers are fussy or hard to please.
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Word and Phrase Origins question: Why is The Fuzz another name for the police? Click on the link below for more information. ... Who is fuzz? Are police fuzz? Who is the fuzz? Is Hot Fuzz dumb? What is the fuzz? Police called fuzz? What pool fuzz fades? Why are police officers called fuzz? Why were the polise called the...
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ChaCha has the answer to this question: Why are the police referred to as 'the fuzz?' Answer: The information listed does not indicate why but it does indicate t... ...MORE... ... May 03 2009, 03:03pm | Source: The Straight Dope: Why are the police called cops, pigs, or the fuzz? | ... Why are police referred to as pigs...
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Where in the world are you hearing people refer to the police as "fuzz"? ... Dear Word Detective: Every so often I hear someone referred to as being "gimlet-eyed." I have been wondering for years what this means, and I just heard it again on television the other night. Since I read your newspaper column fairly regularly,
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It appears to have originated in the U.S. in the 1920s. It was a pretty popular slang term among "underground types" in the '30s. As is the case with many word origin issues, there are several theories but no definitive answer for...
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SEMANTIC ENIGMAS; What is the origin of "the fuzz" (meaning police)? ... This was a 1960's hippy expression and it referred to hair or lack of it. Hippies had long hair whereas, by comparison, policemen had only fuzz. Hence the nickname.
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Cleveland Police web site. We police Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton and Middlesbrough ... Ask the police a question and see what others are asking...
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October 7th, 2009 by Fuzz; Tagged as: quotes. ... The Abortionist is the story of an ex-Milwaukee police officer, Elliot, who was left paralyzed after he was shot in the line of duty. Now, instead of fighting crime, Elliot spends his days writing a well-known crime blog.
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Representatives from the labor union’s {LEA Charities said they targeted underprivileged third and fourth graders at the central Phoenix school, 1401 E. Jefferson, St. PLEA represents about 2,500 rank-and-file Phoenix police.
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