Police are called "5-0" (five-oh) because of the popular 1968-1980 TV show Hawaii Five-O, named for Hawaii being the 50th state, which embedded the term into pop culture as slang for law enforcement, Alibaba,. The show featured an elite state police task force, making "Five-O" synonymous with the police, even though it wasn't the actual code for Hawaiian police.
Five-O may refer to: Five-O, an North American slang term for law enforcement. Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), an American television police drama airing from 1968 to 1980.
5-0. “5-0” (pronounced five-oh) became a popular nickname after the television show Hawaii Five-O which aired from 1968 to 1980. “Five-o” referred to the Hawaiian police force in the show, based on Hawaii being the fiftieth state to join the union.
For many, especially within certain communities or social circles, '5 0' serves as slang for police officers. This usage stems from the phonetic similarity to the way some people pronounce 'five-oh,' which references the television show "Hawaii Five-O," centered around law enforcement and crime-solving.
The show centers on a fictional state police force led by former U.S. naval officer Steve McGarrett (played by Jack Lord), a detective captain, who is appointed by the Governor, Paul Jameson.
Gregory Peck was offered the lead role of McGarrett. He turned it down.
History. Jim "Moose" Brown wrote "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" with Don Rollins (not the same Don Rollins who wrote "The Race Is On" for George Jones in 1963). Although Brown had several other cuts recorded by other artists, this song was the first to make the final cut of an album.
The term copper was the original word, used in Britain to mean "someone who captures". In British English, the term cop is recorded (Shorter Oxford Dictionary) in the sense of 'to capture' from 1704, derived from the Latin capere via the Old French caper.
The 10-12 police code means: *“Stand by / Be on alert” or “There are visitors or bystanders present.” Officers often use 10-12 when referring to civilians or other people nearby. Over time, 10-12 was shortened to just “12,” and people started using it as a warning that police were present.
The number eleven (and twelve) gets its unique name from ancient Germanic words meaning "one left" and "two left" after counting to ten, reflecting an early system where numbers beyond ten were seen as leftovers from a base-ten count, with "eleven" coming from ainalifa (one left) and "twelve" from twalif (two left), differentiating them from the later "-teen" pattern.
The nickname for the state of Hawai'i is the Aloha State because we deeply value respect and love for one another. Hawai'i's state motto is in Na- tive Hawaiian – “Ua mau ke ea o ka 'āina i ka pono,” which translates to “The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.”
This was one of my favorite shows OG Hawaii five O, Steve Mcgarrett was my idol . His famous line was "book em Danno!"
Bottle and stopper = copper
Copper is a slang term in itself for a policeman. In this case, there are two meanings; a bottle would hold the contents – like police would in jail, or the stopper would prevent someone or something from happening.
Sometimes teens use coded language to keep their parents in the dark, say by using sneaky texting acronyms teens to hide communication from adults such as 53X for “sex,” or CD9 for “code 9, parents around.”
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In the 19th century, police constables were called “Bobbies” after Home Secretary Robert Peel, who established the institution of the police in the first place.
The Oxford English Dictionary says the use of the noun “nick” in the sense of a prison, especially one at a police station, is of Australian origin. The first published reference is from The Sydney Slang Dictionary (1882), which defines “the nick” as a “gaol.”
By the 18th century — when the first U.S. coins went into circulation — Brits still used the word penny as the singular for pence, just as they do today. The coin's name derives from the Old English pennige, pronounced, roughly, penny-yuh. Read how language skills could prevent Alzheimer's.
A wax cylinder containing the oldest recorded country song was discovered in Pennsylvania. The track 'Thompson's Old Gray Mule' was recorded in 1891 and sung by Louis Vasnier, a black man from New Orleans. Now a specialty label, Archeophone Records, has restored and released the record.
But while the latter became Jackson's biggest crossover hit, "Remember When" remains the country legend's only single to be certified four-times platinum by the RIAA (as of press time) — further proof that Jackson made an impact with his music no matter the subject.
While Alan Alda generally had good working relationships, actor Wayne Rogers (Trapper John) reportedly grew frustrated with the show shifting focus to Hawkeye, leading to tension and his departure, though Alda and Rogers' issues were largely professional and about creative imbalance rather than outright hate. Alda and Gary Burghoff (Radar) also had off-screen moments, with some scenes hinting at friction over Burghoff's increasing desire to leave, but they were generally friends, with Alda even mentoring Burghoff.
Mithun Chakraborty holds the dubious honour of giving the highest number of flop films among lead actors in Bollywood. The actor has 180 flop films in a career that has spanned over 40 years.