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What does "12" mean? I get 1312 but 12? (Original Post)
nolabear
May 2020
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The Urban Dictionary is the place to go for quick explanations of most slang...
PoliticAverse
May 2020
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,701 posts)1. Context, please?
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)5. Lots of graffiti and signs say "Fuck 12"
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)6. I have seen it too. Fuck 12 graffiti everywhere.
Not being a cool kid, I had to google it.
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)2. I had to google it.
It means police.
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)3. Cops. Like Adam-12
nolabear
(41,963 posts)8. Oooooooooohhhhhh...of course! It's been so long.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)4. Fuck 12 means Fuck the Police
Not sure of the provenance, but that's been a saying for a while.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)7. The Urban Dictionary is the place to go for quick explanations of most slang...