black mariah

Police prisoner transport vehicle. Also black maria or paddy wagon.

This is the spelling used in the Tom Waits song "Big Black Mariah":

"Here come the big black mariah, here come that big black Ford"

by seajay October 30, 2005

big black mariah

another term for drugs, preferably marijuana.

"yo dude, got any big black mariah on you?"

"yeah man, let's go jam!"

by Topse Crets April 9, 2009

Big Black Mariah

A term used for a police vehicle, usually a Golden (or Classic) Age Ford or Chevy.

Tom Waits has a song called 'Big Black Mariah' - it's all about being chased by the police. An excerpt;

"Here comes the Big Black Mariah,
I seen the big black Ford"

And Nick Cave mentions that the character in 'The Curse Of Milhaven' is driven;

"Off to the the asylum'
In an Old Black Mariah"

by Frank Rider August 22, 2009