Had to go off-line for this one:
>From "Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English", Eric Partridge, 1936
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Rozzer occ, rosser. A policeman: c.: from ca. 1870. See roosher for
possible etymology; cf., however Romany roozlo (or -us), strong
Roosher. A constable: c.: from ca. 1870; ob. Either a corruption of rozzer,
q.v., or ex Scots rooser, ruser, a braggart
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And also, apropos of nothing much:
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Moose milk. 'Any of various home brews concocted in the Yukon. One consists
of Eagle Brand condensed milk laced liberally with rum.
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Piers
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Moose
Sent: 07 September 2004 10:16
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: OT Re: Re: excessive quoting
It's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide. was a phrase used fairly
often in Mad Magazine going back before the 60s. As I recall, it is actually
meaningful in some NY slang of an even earlier era, but I don't remember
what. So it certainly predates Orange.
Moose
Andrew Fildes wrote:
>Some words in the glossary seem not to fit the analysis - I'm sure that
>rozzer for cop predates the movie,
>
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