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Swedey
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English
Alternative forms
en Sweedy
Etymology
en 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.
Proper noun
the Swedey
en UK slang derogatory historical The Operation Countryman team, who led an investigation into police corruption in London, England in the late 1970s.
Anagrams
en deeswy Sweedy
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