Meaning of 'tec | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Detective Comics (an American comic book series)
   slang
2. A detective.
   slang

Examples

“"In the morning the blessed 'tecs will be out in all the stations, no doubt. And if they once got hold of her, for one reason or another she would be lost to him indeed."”

“"You're a marvel, that's wot you are," ses the 'tec, shaking his 'ead. "Have one with me."”

“A collection of battered churns, looking like the jars for Ali-Baba's thieves, stood at one end of the room. A 'tec could hide in one of those, thought Robin.”

“Of course, the Batman’s debut in ’Tec #27 is tame by comparison”

“Batman was, of course, meant to fill the role of its traditional contrast with Detective -- if 'Tec is about crime stories, then Batman is a full-on superhero adventure”

“Couple all that with the fact that Alvaro Martinez is on art duty for this story (he’s been my favorite Tec artist since Rebirth started) and I think what you have here is a tale worth reading.”

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