Rozzer??? - Long Way Round (2004) Discussion

[–] 1point21-Jigawatts 19 years ago

The word 'police' stems from the Greek word 'politeia' meaning, state, administration, government.
In Chaucer's Canterbury Tales we find the word 'policie' meaning organized government, civil administration. Later in about 1589 we find the French word 'policer' meaning to keep order. The first recorded use in English of 'police' in specific reference to those concerned with enforcing the law and maintaining public order is found in about 1730 in Scotland.
Several reliable sources indicate that 'rozzer' is simply a nonsense word with no clear etymology. There was a suggestion that it originated in the works of author P.G. Wodehouse but that couldn't be confirmed

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[–] electroman 19 years ago

Are you really Carol Pozefsky, or is this plagiarism? :)

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[–] StrangeMeeting 19 years ago

I think its just an old slang term, It might actually be scotish becase it only seems to be ewan that uses it.

I think it has something to do with the sound they make when they pull up.

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[–] 1point21-Jigawatts 19 years ago

LOL i wish, not i like to think im more Google-fsky! ;)

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[–] KDiLiello 19 years ago

Rozzer - It comes from the Hebrew word "chazer" (approximately pronounced "hazzer"), which means "pig".

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[–] Kumiko_Okada 18 years ago

I don't know the etymology exactly, but I remember the term used for police by Anthony Burgess in A Clockwork Orange. The book is famous for having an invented lexicon of slang terms used by the Droogs. About a third of their slang comes from common parlance, the rest from Burgess. Lots of his imagined stuff mixes Russian words and English together, anticipating post-cold war dystopia.

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[–] jediknight-2424 18 years ago

well you people are all pretty damn stupid,
"rozzer" is simply an old english slang term for police, it comes mostly from the older genaration who instead of reffering them as "pigs" they use "rozzers"
its simple. old. english. slang.
ok?

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[–] Kumiko_Okada 18 years ago

Ah, my gosh Jedi Knight. I've wondered from time to time if I wuz stupid. Thanks fer the info.
BTW get stuffed w/ fish-n-chips, "mate".

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[–] total_immortal9000 18 years ago

rozzers mostly used when your shouting abuse at them

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[–] melloasjello 18 years ago

I'd wager good money that you're the stupid one. The etymology of the word is the origin of the word, why it came into use and what other words was it derived from. And did you come up with an answer for that? Nope! So shove it, tard.

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[–] total_immortal9000 18 years ago

was that to me? thats what the word is currently used for most of the time, from where i live anyway and not from me personally but thats the only time i've heard it being said you uptight prick

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