- TWOC
- Acronym. Taking WithOut Consent. Originally and usually applied to the stealing of vehicles. Originates from the proliferation of car theft in the UK during the 1990s.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
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TWOC — /twok/ abbrev Taking without owner s consent, the technical name for the offence of breaking into a vehicle and driving it away twoccˈer or twockˈer noun (slang) A person who commits this offence twoccˈing or twockˈing noun (slang) … Useful english dictionary
TWOC — A TWOC can also be a medical procedure a trial without catheter TWOC is an acronym standing for Taking Without Owner s Consent . Synonyms used by police in the UK include UTMV: Unauthorised Taking of a Motor Vehicle , and TADA or TDA: Taken and… … Wikipedia
twoc — verb a) To take a car without the owners consent. b) To steal. See Also: TWOC, twoccer, twoccing … Wiktionary
TWOC — 1. noun The crime of taking (a car) without the consent of the owner. 2. adjective Of a car, taken without consent of the owner … Wiktionary
TWOC — The Wings Of Change (Community » Museums) * Trial WithOut Catheter (Medical » Hospitals) * Taking Without Owners Consent (Governmental » Police) * Taken Without Owner s Consent (Community » Law) * The Woodlands Operating Company (Business »… … Abbreviations dictionary
twoc — [twɒk] verb (twocs, twoccing, twocced) Brit. informal steal (a car). Derivatives twoccer noun Origin 1990s (orig. police sl.): acronym from taken without owner s consent … English new terms dictionary
TWOC — abbr. Taken without Consent (usually, of stolen cars) … Dictionary of abbreviations
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