charpering omi

English

Alternative forms

• charpering omee

Etymology

From charper (“to seek”) + omi (“man”).

Noun

charpering omi (plural charpering omis)

1. (Polari) A policeman.
   • 2012 November 22, Tanice Judge, Twitter‎^[1]:

     Get a charpering omi round now!

   • 2015, Alex Howard, A Hard Woman to Kill:

     'She's street, but she's not tough.' He sipped his tea. 'How's the charpering omi?'

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:police officer

Derived terms

• sharping-omi, sharper, sharpy