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fuck 12

fuck 12 phrase: fuck the police: a political slogan protesting against police behavior.

Phrase

fuck 12

  1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) Fuck the police: a political slogan protesting against police behavior.
    • Vehicles with the words "Fuck 12" painted on the sides and windows drove down West Florissant Avenue, honking in support of protesters on the street as others would chant the straight-to-the-point slogan.2014 August 17, Ray Downs, “Ferguson Protesters Defy State of Emergency Curfew and Fight Tear Gas”, in Riverfront Times, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2015
    • Kwame Shakur, deputy chairman of the New African Black Panther Party, showed up with a megaphone and led the protesters in chants of "All power to the people" and "Fuck 12."2020 May 7, Tyler Fenwick, “'We're just trying to get answers': Fatal IMPD shooting captured on Facebook Live”, in Indianapolis Recorder
    Synonyms:
    1312, ACAB, FTP

Synonyms of fuck 12

Origin of fuck 12

From fuck + 12, of uncertain origin. * Possibly from 1312, an alternative form of ACAB (“all cops are bastards”) in which the letters are substituted with their position in the alphabet. * Alternatively, from the American police procedural television series Adam-12 (1968–1975), in which 1-Adam-12 refers to a patrol unit and its radio call sign. Likely popularized by "F*ck 12", a song by American hip-hop group Migos from their mixtape Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas) (2013), which uses 12 in reference to the police while describing a narcotics raid. Widespread use of the phrase as an anti-police slogan grew following the killing of Michael Brown in 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.

Questions about fuck 12

What does fuck 12 mean?
Fuck 12 means fuck the police: a political slogan protesting against police behavior.
What part of speech is fuck 12?
Fuck 12 is a phrase.

Words near fuck 12 in the dictionary

  1. fucitols
  2. fucivore
  3. fucivores
  4. fucivorous
  5. fuck
  6. fuck 12
  7. fuck a duck
  8. fuck about
  9. fuck all
  10. fuck an A
  11. fuck and chuck

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