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divvy van

divvy van noun: a police van.

Noun

divvy van (plural divvy vans)

  1. (Australia, slang, chiefly Victoria) A police van.
    • On the way back I walked through the Block, then past the Aboriginal Legal Service and three divvy vans. One of the constables wound down his window and put his radio in his lap. ‘Hold onto your purse, Lady.’2009, Kalinda Ashton, The Danger Game, page 84
    • Lucky they got them in the divvy vans quick as they did. You hear about that? Had to bring in divvy vans far as bloody Albury to take them off. Had them in lock-ups all over the place.2010, Jeremy Chambers, The Vintage and the Gleaning, page 249
    Synonyms:
    paddy wagon, Black Maria, dog box

Synonyms of divvy van

Forms of divvy van

pluraldivvy vans

Origin of divvy van

From a diminutive of divisional + van.

Questions about divvy van

What does divvy van mean?
Divvy van means a police van.
What part of speech is divvy van?
Divvy van is a noun.
What is the plural of divvy van?
The plural of divvy van is divvy vans.

Words near divvy van in the dictionary

  1. divvies up
  2. divvy
  3. divvy duck
  4. divvy ducks
  5. divvy up
  6. divvy van
  7. divvy vans
  8. divvying
  9. divvying up
  10. divy
  11. divy up

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