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J
Johnny law dog
- police
Last edited on Apr 18 2009. Submitted by don m. from Georgia, USA on Apr 18 2009.
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law dog
noun
- a member of the police force.
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Last edited on Jan 24 2011. Submitted by don m. from Georgia, USA on Apr 18 2009.
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men in blue
noun - plural
- the police.
Last edited on May 02 2011. Submitted by don m. from Georgia, USA on Apr 18 2009.
noun - uncountable
- nick name for the Indian Cricket Team.
Last edited on Dec 29 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 28 2012.
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official
- Official is a new way to say something is really cool.
This new watch I have is official!
Last edited on Feb 02 1998. Submitted by NoToRiOuS R.E.G. from Boston, MA, USA on Feb 02 1998.
- top of the line.
Last edited on Mar 26 2007. Submitted by Jae H. from Harlem, New York, NY, USA on Mar 26 2007.
- police
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Last edited on Apr 18 2009. Submitted by don m. from Georgia, USA on Apr 18 2009.
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P
ping 
interjection
- a message (sent literally) to enquire whether someone is present via instant messaging or internet chat. ACK is the affirmative response. (NAK is a humorous negative response, meaning "No, I'm not here.")
Person A: ping.
Person B: ACK.Person A: ping.
Person B: NAK.- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: to schedule, check the availability of.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
noun
- a measure of network lag, often used in online gaming.
I'm getting terrible pings, so I'm going to connect to a different server.
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Last edited on Apr 18 2009. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
- a short message sent to a person, often to enquire about their availability.
Could you send Bob a ping and see if he's available for a 4pm meeting?
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Last edited on Apr 18 2009. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
verb - transitive
- to send a short message to someone or call them briefly, often to enquire about their availability.
Could you ping Bob and see if he's available for a 4pm meeting?
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Last edited on Aug 02 2010. Submitted by Mark L. from Newburyport, MA, USA on Nov 07 1999.
- to contact by any means.
I'll ping you later, when we are ready.
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- See more words with the same meaning: to contact, call, mail.
Last edited on Aug 02 2010. Submitted by Tom B. from Hoboken, NJ, USA on Aug 31 2003.
- to send a message to a mailing list, requesting that all subscribers to the list respond to the message. This is done to verify that all subscribers' email addresses work properly.
I haven't gotten a status report from Tim lately, but he did respond when we pinged the development list.
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
origin
- From a utility written in 1983 by Mike Muuss, that checks whether a remote computer can respond to network traffic. In turn, this utility (ping) was named after the submariners' term for a sonar pulse (ping).
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
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po po
- Police.
Po Po Po Po!
Last edited on Dec 03 1998. Submitted by Haushinka D. from USA on Dec 03 1998.
- police.
Poe-Poe are out in full effect tonight.
Last edited on Aug 18 2002. Submitted by Rob O'Brien from San Jose, CA, USA on Aug 18 2002.
- police
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Last edited on Apr 18 2009. Submitted by don m. from Georgia, USA on Apr 18 2009.
noun
- a police officer.
I'm not even going to try to speed tonight - the po-po is in major effect.
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Last edited on Jun 04 1997. Submitted by Tracy from Atlanta, GA, USA on Jun 04 1997.
- acronym for "pissed off police officer."
This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.- See more words with the same meaning: angry, annoyed, offended.
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Last edited on Jan 21 2012. Submitted by Robert D. on Jul 15 2005.
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slo
- police
Last edited on Apr 18 2009. Submitted by don m. from Georgia, USA on Apr 18 2009.
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