bulkies
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Meaning · English
The police.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[…] the newly-elected constables, who were popularly known, down to the year 1837, as the "Bulkies."
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 “bulkies” mean?
The police.
Is “bulkies” formal or informal?
bulkies is generally slang.