Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn’t control himself during a lineup.
When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the words, “Give me all your money or I’ll shoot,”
the man shouted, “That’s not what I said!”
- n. Slow pitch-fluctuation in sound-reproduction, perceptible in long notes. [imitative]
WPC
abbr. Woman police constable.
WPM
Abbr. Words per minute.
WRY
adj. (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1 distorted or turned to one side.
- (of a face, smile, etc.) Contorted in disgust, disappointment, or mockery.
- (of humour) dry and mocking. wryly adv. Wryness n. [old english]
WSW
abbr. West-south-west.
WADE
—v. (-ding) 1 walk through water, mud, etc., esp. With difficulty.
- (foll. By through) go through (a tedious task, book, etc.).
- (foll. By into) colloq. Attack (a person or task) vigorously. —n. Spell of wading. wade in colloq. Make a vigorous attack or intervention. [old english]
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