of the Star Wars films (drawing connotations with being faceless henchmen). Suka Polish for "bitch", both in the sense of 'female dog' and as an offensive term, refers to a police van. Possibly a play on "pies". Svartemarja Norwegian (originally from English) referring to historic black police cars used to take people to jail. Sweeney, The UK slang term for the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police Service. From Cockney rhyming slang: "Sweeney Todd" = "Flying Squad". T The Thin Blue Line The role of the police as the barrier between civilized society and chaos, inspiring a UK sitcom and two documentaries of the same name. Three Letter Agency Used in the United States to denote the multiple federal agencies that are commonly referred to by their initials such as the FBI, ATF, and DEA. Thulla ठुल्ला. A North Indian slang for policemen. One theory is that it is derived from "thulla", a name used in Eastern India for the jute gunny sack, which resembles the khaki uniforms worn by many police forces in the country. Tholo Slang used for police in Gujarat Tira A Brazilian Portuguese slang word (colloquial) for police officers, its origin comes from tira , since older police uniforms had a strap across the chest. Toniwagen (German for "Toni car") historical denomination for a Volkspolizei car in East Berlin, East Germany Tombo A Peruvian, Colombian and other South American countries' slang term, comes from switching the syllabes of "Botón", which means button, an allusion to the ribbons or medals that police officers used to wear on their uniforms. Town Clown Town or city police officers, contrasted with county or state police. Usually considered derogatory.: Twelve / "12" "12" is a slang name whose popularity is currently on the rise. This name is used mostly by criminals or people to warn those indulging in crime or illegal activity that police officers are on their way. Although the term 12 is a police radio call code, urban slang has changed it into a warning phrase. One possible etymologies include 1312, the numeric representation of the acronym "ACAB" which stands for "all cops are bastards", as well as an account of the phrase deriving from the 1970s television show Adam-12 Triads黑社會. A derogatory slang given by pro-democracy supporters, during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, to hurl insult at members of Hong Kong Police Force after their failure in protecting