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ACAB

ACAB, an acronym for all cops are bastards, is a political slogan associated with those opposed to the police and commonly expressed as a catchphrase in graffiti or tattoos. It is sometimes expressed as 1312, with each digit representing the position of the corresponding letter in the English alphabet.

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Coined by
Workers on strike
Context
20th century acronym commonly written as graffiti, origin unknown
Meaning
Anti-police sentiment
Origin
England
Original form
All cops are bastards

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ACAB

Nodes65
Edges64
Triples45
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
Components1

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ACAB

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related to background · 18
ACAB → All Coppers Are, Anti-Defamation League, Daily Mirror, During, England, European, Film, First, Hells Angel, In, It, Newcastle, Oi, Sidney Hayers, Skins, The, Tyne, United Kingdom
related to Censorship · 14
ACAB → According, Article, Austrian Constitutional Court, Both, ECHR, FCK CPS, Federal Constitutional Court, Fuck Cops, In, In Austria, In Germany, The, Therefore, VfGH
related to External links · 8
ACAB → ACAB Case, Columbia University, Expression, Global Freedom, May, Mr, Retrieved, The Case
Coined by · 1
ACAB → Workers on strike
Context · 1
ACAB → 20th century acronym commonly written as graffiti, origin unknown
Meaning · 1
ACAB → Anti-police sentiment
Origin · 1
ACAB → England
Original form · 1
ACAB → All cops are bastards

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police bastards acronym cops 1312 used song commonly punk band term criminal group case wearing slogan expressed graffiti football 2015

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ACABCoined byWorkers on strike1.00infobox
ACABContext20th century acronym commonly written as graffiti, origin unknown1.00infobox
ACABMeaningAnti-police sentiment1.00infobox
ACABOriginEngland1.00infobox
ACABOriginal formAll cops are bastards1.00infobox
ACABrelated to backgroundThe0.60section
ACABrelated to backgroundEngland0.60section
ACABrelated to backgroundUnited Kingdom0.60section
ACABrelated to backgroundFirst0.60section
ACABrelated to backgroundIn0.60section
ACABrelated to backgroundDaily Mirror0.60section
ACABrelated to backgroundHells Angel0.60section

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