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Swedey

Swedey proper noun: the Operation Countryman team, who led an investigation into police corruption in London, England in the late 1970s.

Proper noun

the Swedey

  1. (UK, derogatory, historical, slang) The Operation Countryman team, who led an investigation into police corruption in London, England in the late 1970s.

Forms of Swedey

alternative formSweedy

Origin of Swedey

Blend of swede + Sweeney, the latter being Cockney rhyming slang (Sweeney Todd) for the Flying Squad, and the former a reference to agriculture, since the investigators were drawn from rural police forces.

Questions about Swedey

What does Swedey mean?
Swedey means the Operation Countryman team, who led an investigation into police corruption in London, England in the late 1970s.
What part of speech is Swedey?
Swedey is a proper noun.

Words near Swedey in the dictionary

  1. Swedenborgians
  2. Swedenborgism
  3. swedenborgite
  4. swedes
  5. Swedesburg
  6. Swedey
  7. swedge
  8. swedged
  9. swedges
  10. swedging
  11. sweding

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