plod (the plod)

plod (the plod)
n
British
the police force or a uniformed police-man.
From 'P.C. Plod', a character from the popular children's stories featuring Noddy, written by Enid Blyton in the 1950s. The term additionally evokes a slow-witted, literal and figurative plod-der in a civilian context.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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