po-po

po-po

slang The police or a police officer. Watch your back, Tom—po-po coming up behind us. They got a po-po stationed at the front.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

popo

n. (Streets.) the police. The popo just picked up that stewed dude.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • popo
  • POS
  • boys and girls in blue
  • blue boys
  • blue suit
  • blue suits
  • blue coats
  • be on the run
  • little boy blue
  • Johnny-be-good
References in periodicals archive
Rogers now has a valid driver's license, which reflects an upgrade since his last motor vehicle encounter with the Little Rock po-po.
A Few Blocks Away
You, on the other hand, you know exactly who's stopping you: It's the po-po."
Texas Senator: Schools Should Teach Teens How to Handle Police Stops
The tracks are "Esta Tierra" [a reimagining of Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land"], "Bump (And Let It Slide)", "Return of the Po-Po", "Martian Boogaloo", "Mira Ven Aca", "42 (El Cuarenta Y Dos)", "Love Graffiti Me", "Me Gusta Mi Bicicleta", "Cuidate Hermana", and "Brooklyn Boogaloo".
New York Boogaloo
What concept of ballroom permits what used to be called a po-po lift, where the man holds the woman above his head with his hand planted squarely between her legs?
Ballroom can seem a little shocking
Jon Bernthal gives a soulful performance as the ex-con employee who gives John an "introduction", and we get a pungent glimpse of his family life -- his son tempted by gangs, his wife abused in a low-paying job -- though the actual gangsta friends he introduces never get beyond the generic; local kingpin Malik sits in his "crib" spitting out snarly comments, pulls a gun to make sure John isn't "po-po" and turns off the music ("Yo, homey, kill the beat!") long enough to interrogate our hero.
Film review: Snitch **
Lights flash in colours of red, white, blue, green, and her daughters sing words unknown to me: oh oh-uh-oh oh, woki po-po....
Baku
"And no one seems to say 'pardon' - it's 'woh?' or 'yer woh?' - while some people now call the police the 'five-o' or 'po-po'."
Do we have a new Mersey sound, lid? Paddy Shennan asks whether or not the language of Liverpool life is changing
I used to dress Po-Po in a sweet little Ralph Lauren babygro when she was tiny.
Po-Po has her own toy box and knows each toy by name.
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The vroom-vroom, racing down the fast lane at 98 mph as I white-knuckle the wheel and pray for no po-po kind.
The need for speed: estrogen-driven engines rule the racetrack
The Top Cop handed a thunderstruck Kim a cash reward greater than his annual salary, patted him on the po-po, and remarked as to how he'd like to see more of that kinda marksmanship.
Wonder what kinda Silhouette targets they use now? (The 10-Ring)
Po-po, my grandmother, taught me to love fresh beans.
A passionate gardener, Po-Po planted the kinds of beans she liked to eat, none of which we found at the local grocer's.
Fresh bean bounty: relish these popular vegetables in all their colors, sizes, and shapes
If all of that is so, Rogers was lucky he didn't get a ticket for driving on a suspended license from the NLR po-po when he was arrested in December.
Warrant issued
But Chief Healey responded that police know the term "po-po" for police officer from the Urban Dictionary, and that he discovered during the investigation that the term "Monday" referring to a black person probably originated with a skit by Russell Peters, a black Canadian comedian.
Up to the mayor; Chief seeking officer's dismissal