English Explanatory Dictionary

Swedey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Operation Countryman team, who led an investigation into police corruption in London, England in the late 1970s.

Word forms

Swedey the Swedey Sweedy

Etymology

Blend of swede + Sweeney, the latter being Cockney rhyming slang (Sweeney Todd) for the Flying Squad, and the former a reference to agriculture, since the investigators were drawn from rural police forces.

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