Meanings
nounsleeping policeman (plural sleeping policemen)
plural sleeping policemen
- CaribbeanUKidiomaticA speed bump.
We don't care much to figure out terms like "brolly" (umbrella) and "sleeping policeman" (speed bump).
2000 July 5, William Weir, “They're looking up 'Yankspeak' for the Oxford English Dictionary”, in CNN.com, retrieved 18 Sep 2007
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sleeping policeman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeping%20policeman
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“sleeping policeman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeping%20policeman. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleeping policeman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeping%20policeman.
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