twockedadj.

Brit.

/twɒkt/, U.S.

/twɑkt/

Forms: 1900s– twoced, 1900s– twocked.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twoc n., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < twoc n. + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly later twoc v.

British slang (originally Police slang).

Of a car: stolen, esp. for the purpose of joy-riding. See twoc n.

ΚΠ

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).

单词	twocked
释义	twockedadj. Brit. /twɒkt/, U.S. /twɑkt/ Forms: 1900s– twoced, 1900s– twocked. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twoc n., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < twoc n. + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly later twoc v. British slang (originally Police slang). Of a car: stolen, esp. for the purpose of joy-riding. See twoc n. ΚΠ 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). < adj.1993
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