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单词 po-po
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Definition of po-po in English:

po-po

noun ˈpəʊpəʊˈpōpō
the po-po" or "the po-posUS informal
  • The police.

    he had no idea the po-po had been following him
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Other Special Luxury features: - Secret gun compartments, guaranteed to fool the "po-po".
    • I have the same problem with middle class gangsta rappers and the "po-po's."
    • The po-po ain't here by now, they ain't coming.
    • Shopping for bling, getting hassled by the po-po, savouring a new flavour of crisps—just another day in the life of the London geezer whose ubran-realist rapping has made him one of pop music's most original voices.
    • This did not endear him to the po-po.
    • He is "disgusted" that the po-po didn't let him freshen up before taking his now infamous mug shot.
    • We hit some dry desert-looking place in Idaho and got busted by the po-po for using video cameras near a nuclear reactor.
    • He immediately pointed out that calling the police "the po-po" or "five-oh" was the stuff of South Central and The Wire.
    • The po-pos chased me.
    • While keeping one eye out for the po-pos, I managed to look interested while he gave me an impromptu rap performance.
    • He was arrested for underage drinking when, get this, his SUV was stopped by the po-po because it matched the description of a car being used by gang members.
    • Who hasn't been harassed by the "po-po" in a fish joint?
    • I was literally a minute out of the door when the po-po rushed me.
    • Whether Al Capone-ing his way through videos with a Tommy Gun, staring down the po-po, or pointing out the booty shake, he propagated a mentality that has survived, even thrived, today.
    • "Let me out of here, po-pos!"
    • And anyhow, Ms. Albert said, the police were on their tail. Or more precisely, the ‘po-po’, as she called them.

Origin

1990s: reduplicated abbreviation of police.

Definition of po-po in US English:

po-po

nounˈpōpō
the po-po" or "the po-posUS informal
  • The police.

    he had no idea the po-po had been following him
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Shopping for bling, getting hassled by the po-po, savouring a new flavour of crisps—just another day in the life of the London geezer whose ubran-realist rapping has made him one of pop music's most original voices.
    • The po-po ain't here by now, they ain't coming.
    • He was arrested for underage drinking when, get this, his SUV was stopped by the po-po because it matched the description of a car being used by gang members.
    • I was literally a minute out of the door when the po-po rushed me.
    • He immediately pointed out that calling the police "the po-po" or "five-oh" was the stuff of South Central and The Wire.
    • We hit some dry desert-looking place in Idaho and got busted by the po-po for using video cameras near a nuclear reactor.
    • This did not endear him to the po-po.
    • I have the same problem with middle class gangsta rappers and the "po-po's."
    • Whether Al Capone-ing his way through videos with a Tommy Gun, staring down the po-po, or pointing out the booty shake, he propagated a mentality that has survived, even thrived, today.
    • The po-pos chased me.
    • While keeping one eye out for the po-pos, I managed to look interested while he gave me an impromptu rap performance.
    • Who hasn't been harassed by the "po-po" in a fish joint?
    • Other Special Luxury features: - Secret gun compartments, guaranteed to fool the "po-po".
    • And anyhow, Ms. Albert said, the police were on their tail. Or more precisely, the ‘po-po’, as she called them.
    • He is "disgusted" that the po-po didn't let him freshen up before taking his now infamous mug shot.
    • "Let me out of here, po-pos!"

Origin

1990s: reduplicated abbreviation of police.

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