fuck 12

fuck 12

English

Fuck 12 graffiti in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Etymology

From fuck +‎ 12. Likely after the 2013 song of the same name by Atlanta-based rap group Migos with the lyric "12 kickin' in my front door" in description of a narcotics raid. Widespread use of the phrase as an anti-police slogan grew following the 2014 Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

12 is a slang term for police or any law enforcement officials of uncertain origin. Possible sources include the police radio code "10-12" and the 1968 TV show Adam-12, which followed two Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers and their patrol car, "1-Adam-12."

Phrase

fuck 12

1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory) Fuck the police, an anti-police slogan protesting police behaviour.
   • 2014 August, Ray Downs, “Ferguson Protesters Defy State of Emergency Curfew and Fight Tear Gas”, in Riverfront Times:

     Vehicles with the words "Fuck 12" painted on the sides and windows drove down West Florissant Avenue, honking in support of protesters on the street as others would chant the straight-to-the-point slogan.

   • 2020 May 7, Tyler Fenwick, “'We're just trying to get answers': Fatal IMPD shooting captured on Facebook Live”, in Indianapolis Recorder‎:

     Kwame Shakur, deputy chairman of the New African Black Panther Party, showed up with a megaphone and led the protesters in chants of "All power to the people" and "Fuck 12."

See also

• 1312
• FTP