ecilop

English

Etymology

Backslang for police, perhaps as seen reversed in a vehicle's wing mirror.

Noun

ecilop (uncountable)

1. (slang, rare) police

   Synonyms: esclop; see also Thesaurus:police

   • 1964, Arnold Wall, The Jeweller's Window:

     I don't want, when I go to shop, / A mix-up with the ecilop.

   • 2007, Richard De Nooy, Six Fang Marks and a Tetanus Shot, page 13:

     Two more patrol cars came howling into the street, dispersing the crowd. "So where's the ECILOP?"

Related terms

• namecilop

Anagrams

• police