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"

black mariah by seajay October 29, 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!"

big black mariah 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"

Big Black Mariah by Frank Rider August 22, 2009

Black Maria

the car they take you to jail in. sort of like a paddy wagon.

mostly used in england

You know it means no mercy
They caught him with a gun
No need for the Black Maria
Goodbye to the Brixton sun

Black Maria by mike October 6, 2004

Black Maria

Glaswegian
The large black police bus that takes neds to the jail from police offices

"Who'sina Black Maria?"
"wee Jimmy, aff tae the Bar-L"

Black Maria by FossillPark April 14, 2006