charpering omi
English
Alternative forms
- charpering omee
Etymology
From charper (“to seek”) + omi (“man”)
Noun
charpering omi (plural charpering omis)
- (Polari) A policeman.
- 2012 November 22, Judge, Tanice, Twitter:
- Get a charpering omi round now!
- 2015, Howard, Alex, A Hard Woman to Kill:
- 'She's street, but she's not tough.' He sipped his tea. 'How's the charpering omi?'
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Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:police officer
Derived terms
- sharping-omi, sharper, sharpy