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
Within the mosque, many tease Ade for his work with officers, calling him “po-po” and asking to see his badge.
From Washington Post
The police are the "five-oh" or the "po-po" or, even less appropriately, "the feds."
From Salon
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
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
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