po-po

n. the police. Also po-poo, po. Subjects: English, Hip-Hop, Police, Slang

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Citations: 1990 [cambler@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU] Usenet: soc.college (Apr. 29) “Poly Royal”: Mr. Po-po decided that they were not going to be stationary targets for these idiots and decided to mobilize. Right towards the bottle-throwing dickheads. At a run. You’ve probably seen film clips of cops beating the shit out of people [1990 Candace Sutton Sun Herald (Australia) (Dec. 30) “Back Page” p. 100: A disillusioned member of the State’s thin blue line has written to police journal Police News suggesting a new name for officers who think they have been unfairly treated when promotions crop up. “PO-PO. Passed Over, Pissed Off,” the unhappy walloper wrote.] 1993 [pharvey@quack.kfu.com (Paul Harvey)] Usenet: alt.rap (May 12) “Lyrics: Raw Fusion: Throw Yo Hands in the Air!”: i guess i couldn’t hear the sirens yeah it was po-po an that’s oh pee dee for those who don’t know. 2001 ["Rick Sutton" ] Usenet: rec.audio.car (May 10) “Re: OT kinda: Experience with window tinting?”: one wonders if an ignorant po-po [police officer] wielding a razor blade could damage ones windows themselves trying to be smug and strip the tint off… 2001 [ssjba@aol.comunistpig (Brad Allen)] Usenet: alt.rap (July 5) “ MidWest/Philly…Confessions 2001 *rane of terror & redemption*”: Guess I got knocked for what slipped past the cop’s vision/ whenever I felt like po would throw on the bracelet/ I thought, damn, they already let me go on probation. 2001 [handlebiz@webtv.net (Da Lamp)] Usenet: rec.music.hip-hop (Nov. 28) “Re: It’s a pig. strat peep my story”: all of a sudden the po poo came thru and my boy twan was like “dam….there go officer woopty woop.” 2004 [zer0purity] Usenet: alt.drugs.ecstasy (Aug. 3) “Re: Mixing ecstasy with antipsychotics”: If your son has a little problems with common sense and self-control, then he isn’t exactly Mr. Right for MDMA. Or if he can’t hide his use from the po-po (police, if you didn’t know) or law. 2004 Boing Boing (Aug. 22) “Constitutional rights for RNC protesters factsheet”: At her site, lawcollective.org, there’s the pamphlet and tons of other info about how to not lose your rights when dealing with the po. 2004 Eric K. Arnold East Bay Express (California) (Nov. 10) “Requiem for a Mac”: His notoriety meant he was constantly sweated by the V-town po-pos. 2005 [Tree Herder (treeherder)] Welcome to My Nightmare (Crawfordsville, Ind.) (Jan. 10) “…and it’s been a while…”: Oh yea, that’s right, karate. it’ll help out tons when i get to be a po-po, to use the parlance of our times, and it will give me a lot of confidence and keep me in shape and disciplined.

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