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Gestapo
Ticket inspector. Often associated with heavy-handed tactics, much like the Nazi officers of the same name: I saw the Gestapo board the tram, and I had to make a quick getaway. Compare Met cop, Metcard Mafia, train dog, train fascist, train nazi, tram fascist.
Contributor's comments: In the fifties my parents would call any parking officer the Gestapo.