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ACAB

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ACABAlways Carry A Bible (often a tattoo)
ACABAll Coppers Are Bastards (common British tattoo)
ACABAssociació contra l'Anorèxia i la Bulímia (Catalan: Association against Anorexia and Bulimia)
ACABAdvisory Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology (USDA)
ACABApplied Composites AB (Sweden)
ACABAtraumatic Coronary Artery Bypass (cardiology)
ACABAssociation of Community Access Broadcasters (New Zealand)
ACABAssociation of Cargo Agents of Bangladesh
ACABArts & Crafts Association Bornholm (Bornholm, Denmark)
ACABAssociation du Cheval Arabe Bedouin (French: Bedouin Arabian Horse Association; est. 2006)
ACABAir Cavalry Attack Brigade
ACABAll Colors Are Beautiful
ACABAlaska Contemporary Art Bank (est. 1975; Alaska State Council on the Arts; Alaska Department of Education and Early Development)
ACABAssociació Cultural Armènia de Barcelona (Spanish: Armenian Cultural Association of Barcelona; Barcelona, Spain)
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ACAB driverwas threatened by a knife-wielding robber who escaped in his taxi.
Knifeman terror of cabbie by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
His entire family barricaded themselves in their flat, set their dogs on the police and were found with banners with the abbreviation ACAB (All Cops Are Bastards) inside their home.
Football: Death threats, extortion, corruption and racism. Welcome to ... by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
The latter is formulaic: when self-inflicted with a needle and India ink, it usually consists of simple symbols or acronyms, for example (in England) the letters ACAB, which stand either for "All Coppers Are Bastards" or "Always Carry A Bible," depending upon whether the person is asked about the meaning of the tattoo before or after an arrest.
Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo ... by Dalrymple, Theodore / New Criterion
 
 
 
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