popo

popo

See also: Popo, popó, pópo, popò, popô, po-po, pöpö, and popo-

English

Noun

popo (countable and uncountable, plural popos)

1. (colloquial) Alternative spelling of po-po
   • 2019 Oct., Hong Kong street graffiti:

     Fuck the Popo

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Dutch

Noun

popo m (plural popo's or popo)

1. (slang) police
   • 2015, Ryan Gattis, Zes dagen, Singel Uitgeverijen, →ISBN, page 19:

     We denken allemaal hetzelfde: dat is geen politie. De popo klopt niet aan. Die beukt de deur in. Die komt schreeuwend binnen met een schijnwerper en het geweer in de aanslag.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

   • 2020, Kiley Reid, Zo'n leuke leeftijd, Prometheus, →ISBN, page 91:

     Maar toen de politie arriveerde had niet iedereen tijdig kunnen vluchten. Na kreten van 'O shit! De popo! De popo!' waren Robbies vrienden over een hek gesprongen en hadden zich rennend over de heuvels in veiligheid gebracht.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

   • 2022, Nora Roberts, Nachtwerk: Harry Booth staat op het punt het meest waardevolle te verliezen dat hij ooit heeft gehad - het hart van de liefde van zijn leven, Meulenhoff Boekerij, →ISBN, page 132:

     Te veel nachtwerk op dezelfde locatie gaf de popo, zoals Sebastien de politie noemde, te veel aanleiding om te snuffelen.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

2. (slang) police officer
   • 2012, Natasza Tardio, Moordvrienden, Overamstel Uitgevers, →ISBN, page 64:

     Niet moeilijk, want veel kans om wat te zeggen gaven die popo me niet. De ene na de andere vraag werd op me afgevuurd. Waarom hebben jullie Daniël Bootsma vermoord? Waarom ben je niet naar de politie gegaan als je onschuldig bent?

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Usage notes

The plural form only applies to the "police officer" sense.

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Esperanto

Noun

popo (accusative singular popon, plural popoj, accusative plural popojn)

1. pop (especially in the sense of pop music)

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Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish poppa (plural poppor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞po̞]
• Rhymes: -opo
• Syllabification^(key): po‧po

Noun

popo

1. (childish) shoe

Declension

Inflection of popo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		popo	popot
genitive		popon	popojen
partitive		popoa	popoja
illative		popoon	popoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		popo	popot
accusative	nom.	popo	popot
	gen.	popon
genitive		popon	popojen
partitive		popoa	popoja
inessive		popossa	popoissa
elative		poposta	popoista
illative		popoon	popoihin
adessive		popolla	popoilla
ablative		popolta	popoilta
allative		popolle	popoille
essive		popona	popoina
translative		popoksi	popoiksi
instructive		—	popoin
abessive		popotta	popoitta
comitative		—	popoineen

Possessive forms of popo (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	poponi	popomme
2nd person	poposi	poponne
3rd person	poponsa

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French

Etymology

From pot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.po/

• (file)

Noun

popo m (plural popos)

1. potty
2. poop (excrement)

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English pope, French pope, German Pope, Italian pope, Russian поп (pop), Spanish pope.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/

Noun

popo (plural popi)

1. (Orthodoxy) priest, (village) pope

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Spanish

Noun

popo m (plural popos)

1. (childish) poo; poop

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Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

popo (n class, plural popo)

1. bat (flying mammal)
2. (figuratively) a traitor

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Tok Pisin

Noun

popo

1. pawpaw
2. female's breast

Synonyms

• (pawpaw): papaya

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French popo (“potty, poop”).

Noun

popo (definite accusative popoyu, plural popolar)

1. (slang, childish) butt, ass

   Popom acıyor.

   My butt hurts.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	popo
Definite accusative	popoyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	popo	popolar
Definite accusative	popoyu	popoları
Dative	popoya	popolara
Locative	popoda	popolarda
Ablative	popodan	popolardan
Genitive	poponun	popoların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular popom popolarım 2nd singular popon popoların 3rd singular poposu popoları 1st plural popomuz popolarımız 2nd plural poponuz popolarınız 3rd plural popoları popoları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular popomu popolarımı 2nd singular poponu popolarını 3rd singular poposunu popolarını 1st plural popomuzu popolarımızı 2nd plural poponuzu popolarınızı 3rd plural popolarını popolarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular popoma popolarıma 2nd singular popona popolarına 3rd singular poposuna popolarına 1st plural popomuza popolarımıza 2nd plural poponuza popolarınıza 3rd plural popolarına popolarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular popomda popolarımda 2nd singular poponda popolarında 3rd singular poposunda popolarında 1st plural popomuzda popolarımızda 2nd plural poponuzda popolarınızda 3rd plural popolarında popolarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular popomdan popolarımdan 2nd singular popondan popolarından 3rd singular poposundan popolarından 1st plural popomuzdan popolarımızdan 2nd plural poponuzdan popolarınızdan 3rd plural popolarından popolarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular popomun popolarımın 2nd singular poponun popolarının 3rd singular poposunun popolarının 1st plural popomuzun popolarımızın 2nd plural poponuzun popolarınızın 3rd plural popolarının popolarının

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Yoruba

Alternative forms

• òpópó

Etymology

From an ideophonic sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pó.k͡pó/

Noun

pópó

1. street, alleyway, junction

   Synonyms: ọ̀nà, títì, òpópónà

Derived terms

• Ìwọ Pópó
• òpópónà (“street”)