po-po
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A line of po-po stood in menacing poses in front of the Phoenix Coffee Shop of beautiful downtown Cleveland, protecting the lattes against exactly no one.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2016
On a bad day, it resembles a rogue internal organ that has escaped from the body cavity and should probably be hoisted back out of sight before somebody freaks and calls the po-po.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2015
The police are the "five-oh" or the "po-po" or, even less appropriately, "the feds."
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2011
He immediately pointed out that calling the police "the po-po" or "five-oh" was the stuff of South Central and The Wire.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2011
Julian Sanchez explains at Cato that the Act will require Internet Service Providers to retain even more data for the po-po to search through.
From Forbes ● Jul. 12, 2011
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