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donut patrol

donut patrol proper noun: the police.

Proper noun

donut patrol

  1. (US, derogatory, slang) The police.

Origin of donut patrol

From the stereotype of police officers snacking on donuts.

Questions about donut patrol

What does donut patrol mean?
Donut patrol means the police.
What part of speech is donut patrol?
Donut patrol is a proper noun.

Words near donut patrol in the dictionary

  1. donut cakes
  2. donut cities
  3. donut city
  4. donut hole
  5. donut holes
  6. donut patrol
  7. donut peach
  8. donut peaches
  9. donut spare
  10. donut spares
  11. donut steel

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