Timeline for Slang word for "police station"
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| Dec 15, 2022 at 15:39 | comment | added | Nosajimiki | While not a perquisite of the OP, this is probably my favorite answer for literary reasons specifically because they are not really used anymore. Words like pig pin and cop shop may have been used that long ago, but they are still common enough today that they don't imply any feelings of being in a historical setting. But calli/crummy sound like you are talking from an older era, and would fit very well if your character is a bit of an older guy. | |
| Dec 15, 2022 at 11:50 | comment | added | Toby Speight | Yeah, slang by its nature isn't written very much. Your answer earnt an upvote from me regardless. | |
| Dec 15, 2022 at 11:45 | comment | added | ermanen | @TobySpeight It is difficult to find written evidence from 1970's. I suspect these slang terms were or are more prevalent in speech in underworld slang. It is harder to find written evidence for older slang, pre-internet era. Plus, cally and crummy have other senses as well. Calaboose has more citations in GDoS. Crummy has a citation from 1950, and the latest citation for cally is from 1931 in GDoS. It would be great if someone (possibly with firsthand experience) could confirm their usage in 1970's. | |
| Dec 15, 2022 at 11:20 | comment | added | Toby Speight | I guess it might be helpful to quote 1970s citations as well as (or instead of) the earliest ones if you have them (I do see your relevant one for the full calaboose). | |
| Dec 15, 2022 at 11:16 | comment | added | ermanen | @TobySpeight I don't think so based on the evidence I've provided. I don't have firsthand experience though. Also, the OP asked for a slang term. Precinct, given in some other answers, is not a slang term. | |
| Dec 15, 2022 at 10:51 | comment | added | Toby Speight | I guess these would both sound pretty dated in the 1970s? | |
| Dec 14, 2022 at 19:40 | history | answered | ermanen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |