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Police procedural shows: what’s the etymology of the word “lugs” in reference to telephone logs/records?

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Posted - April 2, 2020
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  • Bez

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    I don't know. Is it Cockney Rhyming Slang for something? Or is it a portmanteau word for "logs" and something rhyming with "lugs"?
      April 2, 2020 11:44 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    Local usage details....used to find people by their phones....all mobiles track where ever you go and place your exact position on a map and also plot every where your phone has been for every single second it's switched on..
      April 2, 2020 11:55 PM MDT
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  • 53528
     
     You realize, of course, that your “answer” has absolutely nothing to do with the question whatsoever, right?
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      April 3, 2020 5:47 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    So what's new there ? 
      April 3, 2020 6:35 AM MDT
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  • 34460
    Actually, her answer was correct. 
      April 3, 2020 10:27 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    The word is not "lugs," it's "LUDS which stands for Local Usage Details, as in telephone records. This post was edited by SpunkySenior at April 3, 2020 9:51 AM MDT
      April 3, 2020 7:00 AM MDT
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  • 53528
    Oops!  Thanks!

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      April 3, 2020 7:46 AM MDT
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  • 2149
    I've never heard of that either.
      April 3, 2020 9:51 AM MDT
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