Swedey
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of 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[edit]
the Swedey
- (UK, slang, derogatory, historical) The Operation Countryman team, who led an investigation into police corruption in London, England in the late 1970s.