noun
General Slang
po-po
· noun · street / slang
The police.
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Definitions
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Street slang for the cops. Casual, mildly derogatory, and old enough now that suburban parents say it.
“Turn the music down, po-po just pulled up out front.”
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po-po In A Sentence
Turn the music down, po-po just pulled up out front.
Origin & Usage
Widely credited to early-90s Southern California, where bicycle patrol officers wore reflective vests with 'PO' (Police Officer) on each side — two cops side by side read 'PO PO'. Cemented by West Coast hip-hop.
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