twockedadj.
/twɒkt/, U.S. /twɑkt/ British slang (originally Police slang).
Of a car: stolen, esp. for the purpose of joy-riding. See twoc n.
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1993 Guardian 20 Aug. ii. 17/2 Chris reckons most joyriders steal cars for fun, not profit, although he recently took a twocked car to a breakers in Manchester which was run by a gang of professional car thieves.
2000 A. Calcutt Brit Cult 202/2 The roads circling Lakeside shopping centre in Thurrock also became a racetrack for ‘twocked’ Cosworths. One police force even used a Cosworth as bait to catch car thieves, until somebody drove it away so fast that the plods could not keep up.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1993- ostreiculture
- ostreiculturist
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- ostreophages
- ostreophagist
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- ostrich
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