Alternative forms

• A.C.A.B.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɪ siː eɪ ˈbiː/, /ˈeɪkæb/Category:English 2-syllable words#ACABCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ACAB
• Hyphenation: a‧cab

Phrase

ACABCategory:English lemmas#ACABCategory:English phrases#ACABCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ACABCategory:Pages with entries#ACABCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ACAB

1. (derogatoryCategory:English derogatory terms#ACAB) Acronym of all cops (or coppers) are bastards, a political slogan protesting against police behaviorCategory:English acronyms#ACAB.

   Synonyms: 1312, all cats are beautiful, fuck 12

   • [2010, Theodore Dalrymple, “It Hurts, Therefore I Am” (1995) in Life at the Bottom:

     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.]

   • [2015, Thomas Bustamante, Christian Dahlman, Argument Types and Fallacies in Legal Argumentation, →ISBN, page 70:

     Having a tattoo or a bomberjack with the text '1312' or 'ACAB' (All Cops Are Bastards).]

     Category:English terms with quotations#ACAB

   • [2015, Mark Doidge, Football Italia: Italian Football in an Age of Globalization, →ISBN, page 174:

     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'.]

     Category:English terms with quotations#ACAB

Anagrams

• AABC, AACB, ABAC, ABCA, BCAA, Baca, Caba, abac, caba