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Tagalog
Etymology
Backslang from pulis: pu-lis → les-pu.
Pronunciation
Noun
lespu (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜓ)
- (back slang) police
- Synonyms: pulis, pulisya, (slang) alat
1984, Malou Leviste Jacob, Juan Tamban:JUAN: (likot ng pabalik) Ops, ops, lespu, lespu, lespu.
TONYO: (Hahawakan si JUAN sa kuwelyo ng T-shirt nito). Akong bahala.- JUAN (move backward) Oops, oops, the cops!
TONYO (holding JUAN on his T-shirt collar) I'll handle this.
Further reading
- “lespu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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