Definition of five-oh
five-oh 
noun - uncountable
- the police. Origin: the TV show Hawaii Five-O.
We better leave, somebody called the five-oh.
- See more words with the same meaning: police officer.
Originally submitted by Mike Cheshareck from Morris, IL, USA on Nov 26 1997. (Edit this definition.)
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