blue-and-white
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Meaning · English
A police car.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
My street was clogged with media vans, Phoenix PD blue-and-whites, and a chanting mob of people, […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “blue-and-white” mean?
A police car.
Is “blue-and-white” formal or informal?
blue-and-white is generally slang.