Dictionary

ACAB en · X

Pronunciation

• /eɪ siː eɪ ˈbiː/
• /ˈeɪkæb/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, derogatory) Acronym of all cops (or coppers) are bastards (or bad), a political slogan protesting against police behavior.
   alt of all cops
   • One group is simply called 'ACAB'; the other is called 'Visitors 1312'. The latter was formed from the amalgamation of two groups, '1312' and 'Visitors'. '1312' is significant because it refers to the numerical positions in the alphabet of the letters comprising 'ACAB'. [2015, Mark Doidge, Football Italia: Italian Football in an Age of Globalization, →ISBN, page 174:
   • Another fairly common tattoo consists of a dot on four knuckles of one hand, with or without the letters ‘ACAB’. These letters stand for ALL COPPERS ARE BASTARDS.] [2010, Theodore Dalrymple, “It Hurts, Therefore I Am” (1995) in Life at the Bottom
   • Having a tattoo or a bomberjack with the text '1312' or 'ACAB' (All Cops Are Bastards). [2015, Thomas Bustamante, Christian Dahlman, Argument Types and Fallacies in Legal Argumentation, →ISBN, page 70:

Forms

Synonyms

fuck 12 · 1312 · all cats are beautiful

Translations (6)

pl CHWDP (anti-police slogan) · fr mort aux vaches (anti-police slogan) · fr nique la police (anti-police slogan) · pl HWDP (eyespeak respelling) (anti-police slogan) · de alle Bullen sind Schweine (anti-police slogan) · fr ACAB (anti-police slogan)