blues and twos
/ˌbluːz ən(d) ˈtuːz/British informal
noun
1The flashing lights and siren used on a police car or other emergency vehicle when responding to an incident. Also later on (also under) blues and twos.
- Popularized by a British television series of the same name (first broadcast 1993), which followed various emergency services responding to 999 calls..
2The emergency services (frequently the police).
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in Autocar. From the plural of blue + the plural of two, with reference to the blue flashing lights and (typically) two-tone siren used on an emergency vehicle.
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