deuce
n.— «Only one drunk driver—a deuce in police parlance—was taken to the hoosegow, and he was popped near the corner of Ashby and Claremont avenues when the day was just two hours old.» —“Police Blotter” by Richard Brenneman Berkeley Daily Planet (California) July8, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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