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paddy wagon 

means "P. D. Wagon"

modern: Van or truck used for transporting prisoners.

Origins of the phrase are not sinister. The origin is from the era of horse drawn box enclosed wagons employed by the Police Department, especially of New York City. These wagons had the sole identification painted on the sides, in large letters the initials P.D. When spoken the term "P.D. Wagon" easily becomes "paddy wagon".

While the word "paddy" may be in modern use in derogatory ways, the development of those meanings are separate and unrelated to the "P. D. Wagon".

These derogatory uses however, have led to fabricated, invented and much more complicated explanations of the phrase "paddy wagon" and while a word or phrase may develop new meanings over time, and thus become valid of themselves, that does not change the true and simple origin as a slurring of the phrase "P.D. Wagon"
At a mass demonstration, spoken by an officer of the law "We've sent for the paddy wagons people. Disperse or stay and be arrested."
paddy wagon by Damariscove September 11, 2011

Bloat Wagon

The mobile version of a Bloat Factory.
Wow that factory has moved from the couch.
Bloat Wagon by Karrde March 22, 2004

dragon wagon 

a tow truck cause it drags the car behind him
watch out in the right lane theres a dragon wagon hooking up a car
dragon wagon by cujo249 February 22, 2011

Band wagon 

When 3 or more members of an all male band get completely naked and circle jerk together and ejaculate on the inside of an enemies jacket.
You remember that time I walked in and saw you and phat ninja karaokee pulling a band wagon!! How did y'all even get hard together?
Band wagon by Fearitself0624 February 6, 2010

cheese wagon

when your balls hang lower than your dick when lying verticlly letting your three little friends hang towards the ground.
hegie: shit man look at the size of gary's cheese wagon!
merrick: oh my god, that has to be some kind of world record, looks like 3 inches at least...... sexy
jack: wait guys let e get my camera phone out to tak a photo, shit man

wangin wagon

Vehicle of choice by jews geographically located in Logan County. Features include cheapass fingerpaint decals, a coffee-can rice burner tip, a ghetto turber charger that only succeeds in making the weedwhacker engine whine even louder, and a parkbench on his hatch for resting after giving oral to other jews.
"Why the fuck is there a wing on that wagon?"

"Who's the dumbass that put a system in a saturn?"

"What did that jewbish have on his windshield? Wangin Wagon?"
wangin wagon by Zephyr October 27, 2003