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Cyclonemduece
Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 01:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Why are cops called FUZZ?
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Glitch
Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 01:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Google is your friend.
Although "the fuzz" is not a phrase encountered in common parlance, it appears to have originated in the U.S. in the 1920s. It was a pretty popular slang term among "underground types" in the '30s. As is the case with many word origin issues, there are several theories but no definitive answer for your question. Here are some of the more widespread theories on the origins of "the fuzz":

* "Fuzz" is derived from "fuss" because police officers are fussy or hard to please.

* It's a reference to the beards that police officers sported at the time.

* It's a slurred pronunciation of the exclamation "Feds."

* It's based on the criminal slang term "fuzzy," which meant "unmanly, incompetent and soft."

* It's from the Wolof word "fas" for a horse, which was applied to mounted police officers and then ultimately to all officers.
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Buellinachinashop
Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 04:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I thought I read somewhere it was because they used to wear wool coats.
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