meter maids
Coin slot checkers
Meter maids are parking enforcement officers who patrol streets checking parking meters and issuing tickets for violations.
The term dates from when the job was predominantly held by women wearing distinctive uniforms.
Though now considered dated or mildly condescending—most departments use gender-neutral titles like parking enforcement officer—it persists in casual speech: I got a ticket from the meter maid.
- finesMonetary sanctions or particles
- womanAdult female human
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- coinsMetal money units
- vehiclesMachines for transportation
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- law enforcementFBI, police station, patrolmen, police officer, cop
- Gold CoastSouthport, Palm Beach, Carrara, Labrador, Parkwood
- municipal servicescity services, municipal services, municipal workers, city departments, waste collection
- public worksstreets, sidewalks, sewers, traffic lights, stop sign
- traffic rulesspeed limits, stop signs, traffic lights, traffic signals, road signs
- urban nuisanceslitter, noise, traffic, trash, garbage