"Poor Boy"

[neilharvey94044]

I heard the SFPD using this term the other day in reference to some kind of law enforcement officers or vehicle type. What does it mean?

 

[timhir25]

Maybe they were ordering subs for lunch

 

[u2brent]

Entertainment here...

Urban Dictionary: Poorboy

A term used to describe the working class male of middle and southern states of the U.S e.g Willy and the Poor Boys, An album which is based of the fictional band of the same name by Creedence Clearwate Revival the first song is a recording of the band members as the fictional band playing jug...

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[timhir25]

Entertainment here...

Urban Dictionary: Poorboy

A term used to describe the working class male of middle and southern states of the U.S e.g Willy and the Poor Boys, An album which is based of the fictional band of the same name by Creedence Clearwate Revival the first song is a recording of the band members as the fictional band playing jug...

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I like CCR

 

[u2brent]

I bet odds are on definition #3
but beware of the language.

 

[rooivalk]

"Poor boy" sounds like "Four Boy" which is sfpd radio slang for a traffic motor unit.

 

[neilharvey94044]

Ok, that sounds like a real answer. Also explains the degree of concern I was hearing. An SUV (Escalade I think) had gone out of control for blocks down Market Street and hit a "Four Boy", among many other things and left a wake of debris and destruction.

Crash on S.F.'s Market Street injures 5, including police officer (sfchronicle.com)

 

[es93546]

I like CCR

Loved them too back then and now.