boydem
English
editEtymology
editFrom Caribbean pidgin, equivalent to boy + them.
Noun
editboydem pl (plural only)
- (MLE, MTE) the police.
- 2011, Chyna, How I Escaped a Girl Gang: Rolling in a London Girl Gang, Hachette UK →ISBN
- I had the role of lookout, scouting for boydem while Candice forced open the door by slipping a knife into the actual lock itself, or smashing the window in, her hoodie wrapped round her fist.
- 2013, Polly Courtney, Feral Youth, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 11:
- Used to scream and shout and threaten to call the boydem when I showed my face.
- 2014, Rohan Gavin, Knightley and Son: K-9, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 170:
- 'Why d'you think the boydem showed up when they did, huh?' Tilly snapped.
- 2011, Chyna, How I Escaped a Girl Gang: Rolling in a London Girl Gang, Hachette UK →ISBN
Synonyms
edit- See Thesaurus:police