CopsiclesĪ slang term for the new breed of police officers who patrol on bicycles, particularly apt in the winter months, when they have to brave the bad weather. Commy burgs are unlikely to come across anyone during their crime, so theirs is seen as an entirely impersonal offfence, acquisitive rather than violent. Commy burgsĬommercial burglars, the people who will break into warehouses, shops or factories in their pursuit of ill-gotten gains. Other forms are Billy Big Bollocks or Jack the Biscuit. It’s particularly used in prisons, where some criminals try to reinvent themselves. The generic insult for anyone who walks around giving it the Barry (Barry McGuigan = big ’un = acting in a cocky way), a bully who may have a tendency to fold when confronted. During the “blessing” the money is secretly removed from the bag and replaced with worthless paper or stones. They are told to seal it in a cloth bag and bring it to the elder, or shaman, in order for it to be blessed and have the curse lifted. It involves convincing the mark that their money has been cursed. Bujo/bag gameĪ Gypsy fortune-telling con that goes back at least 200 years. Every prison gym will have a large cohort of body-builders who act as though they are on Muscle Beach, grunting and stretching and working out, but always with one eye on themselves in the mirror. It’s a disease that makes them pose or parade up and down in front of the full-length mirrors, preening and chirping at their own reflection. What a lot of those who regularly use the prison gym seem to suffer from. It’s known as the bottle squad because of the criminal slang for working pickpockets, “on the bottle”, meaning to follow someone closely (rhyming slang: bottle and glass = arse “be on someone’s arse”). Photograph: Alamy Bottle squadĪn undercover squad dedicated to investigating and catching pickpockets, who mingle with crowds in railway stations and shopping centres and try to catch them in the act. These days, it is mostly the preserve of motorised bandits and car thieves, who will pull into a petrol station, fill their tank with fuel and then drive off without paying. The practice of eluding payment for goods or services by making a quick getaway. Bed and breakfastĪ night in the punishment block before appearing in front of the governor for adjudication, or an overnight stay in any prison while en route to another one. Battle taxiĪny police vehicle used to transport riot squad officers to an incident or protest the name derives from the fact that the officers are hyped up and ready to face “the enemy”. It dates back to the days when tobacco was the only currency in prison and whoever had access to large amounts of “snout” could virtually control their wing. BaronĪn old-fashioned term for the prisoner who would run the black market on each prison wing. If a villain tells you he is going to sort you out with his April, don’t think: “Well, it’s only June now so I’ve got plenty of time.” It means they are going to get a weapon and intend to inflict serious injury on you.
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