5-0
Law enforcement nickname
5-0 (pronounced "five-oh") is slang for police, from the television series *Hawaii Five-O*.
The term spread through hip-hop and street culture as a way to warn others or refer to cops without being obvious: 5-0, 5-0!
The 5-0 showed up and everybody scattered.
Informal term for police
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- sirenWailing alert device
squad car · fuzz · law enforcement · radio · dispatch · cruiser · beat · uniform
Broadcast episodic entertainment
- popoSlang for officers
- boys in blueInformal term for police
- baconCured smoked pork
- pigDomesticated swine for meat
one-time · rollers · black and white · paddy wagon · bust · raid · narcs · undercover
cops
Informal term for police
siren · squad car · fuzz · law enforcement · radio · dispatch · cruiser · beat · uniform · arrest
TV show
Broadcast episodic entertainment
- popoSlang for officers
- boys in blueInformal term for police
- baconCured smoked pork
pig · one-time · rollers · black and white · paddy wagon · bust · raid · narcs · undercover · sting
heads up
Advance warning notice
run · hide · stash · lookout · signal · code · shout · corner · block · neighborhood
5-0civilian
Non-military person
citizen · regular folk · the people · bystander · private citizen
5-0anarchist
One opposing all governance
rebel · revolutionary · civilian · the people · dissident
five, fifty, fifth, fifteen, fifteenth, fiftieth, fiver, fivefold