Anyone who's been in or around the military knows that to "police up" the area is to pick up trash, and "police call" is a morning ritual to do same...
But in response to a Quora question today, I tried for about 20 minutes to find the origin of this term... How "police" became a synonym for "picking up trash".
Lots of sites repeated the meaning.... But no origin.
Perhaps as simple as the Police "picking up" (arresting) "trash" (criminals). Any ideas?
But in response to a Quora question today, I tried for about 20 minutes to find the origin of this term... How "police" became a synonym for "picking up trash".
Lots of sites repeated the meaning.... But no origin.
Perhaps as simple as the Police "picking up" (arresting) "trash" (criminals). Any ideas?
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