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In reply to the discussion: Can you remember when cops were called "pigs"? [View all]Uncle Joe
(65,057 posts)52. According to Wikipedia, Fuzz was first used in the 1920s and pig in the 19th century.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_slang_terms_for_police_officers
Fuzz
First appeared in the 1920s,[7] corruption of "force" (see above). The term was used in the title of Hot Fuzz, a 2007 police-comedy film.
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Pig
This derogatory term was frequently used during the 19th century, disappeared for a while, but reappeared during the 20th and 21st century. It became frequently used again during the 1960s and 1970s in the underground and anti-establishment culture. Now prevalent in many English-speaking countries.[18] It is also used in anti-authoritarian punk and hip-hop circles. Oz magazine showed a picture of a pig dressed as a policeman on a front cover.[19]
There is a long list of other names used to describe police all over the world on the link as well.
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I see a lot of similarity between those "pigs" and the ones today who are killing too many unarmed
jwirr
Aug 2014
#1
Probably --- a psycho cop will just do as ordered, no thought, no questions. n/t
RKP5637
Aug 2014
#45
Yes, that level of contempt for the cops was common among some groups in the '60s and '70s.
Igel
Aug 2014
#15
Oh, yeah...Apparently, in the present, at least, it's use isn't limited to the USA
whathehell
Aug 2014
#20
According to Wikipedia, Fuzz was first used in the 1920s and pig in the 19th century.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2014
#52