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cherries and berries

cherries and berries noun: the police.

Noun

cherries and berries pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) The police.

Origin of cherries and berries

An allusion to emergency vehicle lighting.

Questions about cherries and berries

What does cherries and berries mean?
Cherries and berries means the police.
What part of speech is cherries and berries?
Cherries and berries is a noun.

Words near cherries and berries in the dictionary

  1. Cherri
  2. cherrie
  3. cherried
  4. cherrier
  5. cherries
  6. cherries and berries
  7. cherries jubilee
  8. cherries on top
  9. cherriest
  10. Cherrington
  11. Cherringtons

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