polac

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polac¹

  • /ˈpəʊlæk/ UK

Sounds like Polack

Where it comes from

Blend of police + accident.

noun polacs · POLAC

  1. UK A road-traffic accident that occurs due to presence of a police vehicle. An accident involving a police car is known as a 'polac', and is investigated 'independently' by the area traffic department rather than by the division to which the driver belongs.

POLAC²

Where it comes from

Blend of police + accident.

noun POLACs

  1. UK Alternative letter-case form of polac I doubt that the organisation is going to be terribly concerned that you arrive at that call thirty seconds later than you would have done otherwise but can be pretty sure that they would have something to say had you smashed up your police car on the way there. I doubt also that CPS would be satisf

POLAC³

Where it comes from

Blend of police + academy.

noun

  1. Nigeria, uncountable The Police Academy of Nigeria.

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@misc{polac_2026,
  title = {polac},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polac},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}