blues and twosn.

Brit.

/ˌbluːz ən(d) ˈtuːz/, U.S.

/ˌbluz ən ˈtuz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue n., two n.

Etymology: < the plural of blue n. + the plural of two n., with reference to the blue flashing lights and (typically) two-tone siren used on an emergency vehicle.

British colloquial.

1. The flashing lights and siren used on a police car or other emergency vehicle when responding to an incident. Also later on (also under) blues and twos.Popularized by a British television series of the same name (first broadcast 1993), which followed various emergency services responding to 999 calls.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > warning light > flashing on roof

roof light1958

turret-light1972

blues and twos1985

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > police car > siren or bell of

police siren1923

gong1938

blues and twos1985

1985 Autocar 16 Jan. 29/1 The peak-time lights are working and traffic is heavy. A car horn sounds, brakes squeal. ‘Time for Blues-and-Twos'.

1985 Times 19 Nov. 14/7 They..came in with blues and twos going like crazy.

1998 Guardian 28 Sept. ii. 14/4 A Wiltshire Police training exercise designed to teach officers to drive to a sufficiently-high standard to have their ‘blues and twos’..on.

2002 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 25 Jan. 15 I get a lot of letters and phone calls from members asking how they should..react..to the presence of an emergency vehicle on ‘blues and twos’.

2010 N. Cross Captured 242 The paramedics raced him under blues and twos to the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

2012 Sun (Nexis) 12 Jan. 35 Kirsty..is lying in wait and gives chase in her cop car with the blues and twos blaring.

2. The emergency services (frequently the police).

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society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun]

police1798

police force1820

constabulary1837

the force1851

John Law1903

button1921

fuzz1929

law1929

Babylon1943

monaych1961

filth1967

heat1967

Bill1969

Old Bill1970

beast1978

blues and twos1985

dibble1990

po-po1994

1985 Autocar 16 Jan. 3/4 Nigel Fryatt joins the ‘Blues 'N' Twos’.

2000 Citizen (Gloucester) 26 Apr. 10/3 Cyclists at last would have proper routes, and the blues and twos could stand a better chance of saving the life of any of us.

2001 D. King Burglar Diaries xi. 81 Norris said he would′ve cleaned out the place first then phoned the Blues and Twos.

2011 C. S. Simpson Lost Youth I. 224 With that I left the bus and waited for the blues and twos to turn up to my house.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blues and twos
释义	blues and twosn. Brit. /ˌbluːz ən(d) ˈtuːz/, U.S. /ˌbluz ən ˈtuz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue n., two n. Etymology: < the plural of blue n. + the plural of two n., with reference to the blue flashing lights and (typically) two-tone siren used on an emergency vehicle. British colloquial. 1. The flashing lights and siren used on a police car or other emergency vehicle when responding to an incident. Also later on (also under) blues and twos.Popularized by a British television series of the same name (first broadcast 1993), which followed various emergency services responding to 999 calls. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > warning light > flashing on roof roof light1958 turret-light1972 blues and twos1985 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > police car > siren or bell of police siren1923 gong1938 blues and twos1985 1985 Autocar 16 Jan. 29/1 The peak-time lights are working and traffic is heavy. A car horn sounds, brakes squeal. ‘Time for Blues-and-Twos'. 1985 Times 19 Nov. 14/7 They..came in with blues and twos going like crazy. 1998 Guardian 28 Sept. ii. 14/4 A Wiltshire Police training exercise designed to teach officers to drive to a sufficiently-high standard to have their ‘blues and twos’..on. 2002 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 25 Jan. 15 I get a lot of letters and phone calls from members asking how they should..react..to the presence of an emergency vehicle on ‘blues and twos’. 2010 N. Cross Captured 242 The paramedics raced him under blues and twos to the Bristol Royal Infirmary. 2012 Sun (Nexis) 12 Jan. 35 Kirsty..is lying in wait and gives chase in her cop car with the blues and twos blaring. 2. The emergency services (frequently the police). ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] police1798 police force1820 constabulary1837 the force1851 John Law1903 button1921 fuzz1929 law1929 Babylon1943 monaych1961 filth1967 heat1967 Bill1969 Old Bill1970 beast1978 blues and twos1985 dibble1990 po-po1994 1985 Autocar 16 Jan. 3/4 Nigel Fryatt joins the ‘Blues 'N' Twos’. 2000 Citizen (Gloucester) 26 Apr. 10/3 Cyclists at last would have proper routes, and the blues and twos could stand a better chance of saving the life of any of us. 2001 D. King Burglar Diaries xi. 81 Norris said he would′ve cleaned out the place first then phoned the Blues and Twos. 2011 C. S. Simpson Lost Youth I. 224 With that I left the bus and waited for the blues and twos to turn up to my house. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1985
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