Quiz: Police Slang Share this...FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin The word “Gumshoe” is slang for Detectives in the early 1900’s because they: Wore imitation leather dress shoes made of rubber to save money Walked city streets in their dress shoes and always got chewing gum stuck on the soles Wore black gum-rubber covers over their dress shoes “Snuck around” in quiet rubber-soled shoes “Snuck around” in quiet rubber-soled shoes Continue >> Police use this slang phrase for the red and blue lights on a patrol car: Berries and Cherries Blues & Apples Stars & Brights Pepsi Brights Berries and Cherries Continue >> What is the slang name for a police duty belt? Bad Hand Sam Browne Black Jack Ulysses Grant Sam Browne, a British Indian Army general, invented the original leather duty belt. Continue >> If a police officer is told “FIDO” by another officer, it means: Further Involve Duty Officer False Indicator of Disorder Forget It Drive On Follow Inside Defensive Order Forget It Drive On Continue >> Where did the slang name COP come from? All of these The copper buttons on old English police uniforms The Anglo-Saxon word “cop” that means to grab or capture “Constable on Patrol” The copper badges worn by NYC police officers in the 1800’s It's all of these and no one knows which came first! Continue >> Quiz: Police Slang You really know your stuff! Do you love quizzes? Visit REELZ.com for other new quizzes and become a trivia master. Share your Results : Facebook Twitter Quiz: Police Slang Not too shabby! Do you love quizzes? Visit REELZ.com for other new quizzes and become a trivia master. Share your Results : Facebook Twitter Quiz: Police Slang Take it again, we won't tell! Do you love quizzes? Visit REELZ.com for other new quizzes and become a trivia master. Share your Results : Facebook Twitter Just tell us who you are to view your results ! Your first name : Your email address : Show my results >> Please share this quiz to view your results . Facebook PLAY AGAIN !
