po-po
Five-O, colloquially speaking
Po-po is slang for police or a police officer, used informally and often dismissively: The po-po showed up and broke up the party.
The term emerged from African American vernacular and spread through hip-hop culture.
It can sound playful or contemptuous depending on context.
Informal term for police
- fuzzFine downy fibers
- five-oSlang for police
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
- officersThose holding authority
patrol · squad car · badge · arrest · bust · siren · cruiser · beat cop
Domesticated farm swine
- narcUndercover drug officer
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- the manAuthority figure, slangily
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
hassle · trouble · profiling · harassment · intimidation · surveillance · crackdown · shakedown
cops
Informal term for police
- fuzzFine downy fibers
- five-oSlang for police
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
officers · patrol · squad car · badge · arrest · bust · siren · cruiser · beat cop · precinct
pigs
Domesticated farm swine
authority · hassle · trouble · profiling · harassment · intimidation · surveillance · crackdown · shakedown · raid
helper
One who aids another
car · siren · friendly · neighborhood · patrol · watch · protect · serve · badge · hero
po-pocriminals
Lawbreakers by act
crooks · outlaws · gangsters · lawbreakers · thugs
po-pocivilians
Non-military population
citizens · the people · the public · regular folks · bystanders