Old Bill
(British slang, frequently with the) The police force.
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Born ~1830 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
Me looking at 76 year old Bill Burham: "You're already dead, asshole."
Just pulled in to charge the van and there's old bill sitting in a diesel with his engine running blocking 2 of the bays. Absolute walloper.
Netflix should put an old Bill Cosby special on. He's still alive, and a free man! Hook a brotha up!
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(British slang, frequently with the) The police force.
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(British slang, dated) A soldier, especially one who resembles the cartoon character of the same name created by Bruce Bairnsfather in 1914.
“Me looking at 76 year old Bill Burham: "You're already dead, asshole."”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Just pulled in to charge the van and there's old bill sitting in a diesel with his engine running blocking 2 of the bays. Absolute walloper.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Netflix should put an old Bill Cosby special on. He's still alive, and a free man! Hook a brotha up!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(British, slang, law enforcement) A police officer.
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