popo

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Noun

popo (plural popos or popo)

1. (colloquial) Alternative spelling of po-po

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English po-po.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

popo m (plural popo's or popo)

1. (slang) Synonym of politie (“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.

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   • 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.

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   • 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.

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2. (slang) Synonym of politieagent (“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?

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Usage notes

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

Eastern Geshiza

Noun

popo

1. Hill, eminence.

Synonyms

• zgoŋ

References

• Honkalaso, Sami. 2019. A Grammar of Eastern Geshiza: A Culturally Anchored Description. University of Helsinki: PhD dissertation.

Esperanto

Noun

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

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

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish poppa (plural poppor).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

popo (childish)

1. shoe

Declension

Descendants

• → Ingrian: popo

Further reading

• “popo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

From pot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.po/

• (file)

Noun

popo m (plural popos)

1. potty
2. poop (excrement)

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

Ingrian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Finnish popo.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/,
• Rhymes: -opo
• Hyphenation: po‧po

Noun

popo

1. (childish) Synonym of kenkä (“shoe”)

Declension

Etymology 2

Childspeak. Compare English boo-boo

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/,
• Rhymes: -opo
• Hyphenation: po‧po

Noun

popo

1. (childish) Synonym of täi (“louse”)

Declension

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 418

Marshallese

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): , (enunciated)
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲɛwpʲɛw/
• Bender phonemes: {pewpew}

Verb

popo

1. sweep; brush off

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Spanish

Noun

popo m (plural popos)

1. (childish) poo; poop

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

popo (n class, plural popo)

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

Tok Pisin

Noun

popo

1. pawpaw
2. female's breast

Synonyms

• (pawpaw): papaya

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: po‧po

Noun

popo (definite accusative popoyu, plural popolar)

1. (slang, childish) butt, ass

   Popom acıyor.

   My butt hurts.

Declension

Further reading

• “popo”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “popo”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı

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”)