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sleeping policemen

sleeping policemen is the plural of sleeping policeman.

Meaning of sleeping policeman

Noun

sleeping policeman (plural sleeping policemen)

  1. (Caribbean, UK, idiomatic) A speed bump.
    • We don't care much to figure out terms like "brolly" (umbrella) and "sleeping policeman" (speed bump).2000 July 5, William Weir, “They're looking up 'Yankspeak' for the Oxford English Dictionary”, in CNN.com, retrieved 18 Sep 2007

Questions about sleeping policemen

What is sleeping policemen the plural of?
Sleeping policemen is the plural of sleeping policeman.

Words near sleeping policemen in the dictionary

  1. sleeping partner
  2. sleeping partners
  3. sleeping pill
  4. sleeping pills
  5. sleeping policeman
  6. sleeping policemen
  7. sleeping power
  8. sleeping powers
  9. sleeping quarters
  10. sleeping rough
  11. Sleeping Sexton

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