Don’t you just hate the word “plod”!
It is no longer acceptable, but we have to blame Enid Blyton for it. All of us who grew up in the 1950s will have been "programmed" by the Noddy Books.
from Wiki :
"Mr. Plod is a fictional character in the Noddy children's series by Enid Blyton. He is a forthright police officer who never lets Toyland's crooks escape from the "long arm of the law".
