boys in blue
Uniformed patrol officers
Boys in blue is an informal term for police officers, from the traditional blue uniforms worn by many police departments: The boys in blue showed up within minutes.
The phrase can be affectionate, ironic, or neutral depending on context.
It also refers to Union soldiers in the American Civil War, who wore blue uniforms.
- peacekeepersForces maintaining cease-fires
- copsInformal term for police
- policeCivil law enforcement
- police officerLaw enforcement agent
- patrolmenOfficers who walk beats
officers · constabulary · uniform · squad car · handcuffs · beat cop · badge · law and order · serve and protect · long arm of the law · enforcement · precinct · police station · sheriff · arresting · brotherhood · insignia · crime prevention
boys in bluecriminals
Lawbreakers by act
lawbreakers · crooks · outlaws · perpetrators · felons
boys in blueundercover cops
Officers concealing their identity
undercover agents · narcs · detectives · secret police · plainclothes
boys in blueprotesters
Those publicly opposing something
activists · rioters · the people · civilians · dissidents
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