Street
feds
What does feds mean?
Used as a warning or to describe police presence.
"Watch out, feds at the corner."
Origin
"Feds" originated in the US as slang for federal agents and broadened to mean police. In UK road slang, it was adopted (via hip-hop influence) to mean police generally, regardless of jurisdiction.
Frequently asked questions
What does feds mean in slang?
Feds is slang for the police, used in UK road slang and US hip-hop alike.
Where did feds come from?
It originated in the US for federal agents and broadened to mean police, adopted into UK slang via hip-hop.
Does feds mean federal agents?
In the US it can mean federal agents specifically; in UK slang it just means police.
How do you use feds in a sentence?
For example: "the feds are about" — meaning police are nearby.
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