Definition of person of interest

person of interest    

noun

• euphemism for "suspect" in a criminal case.
  • See more words with the same meaning: criminal, hooligan, gangster, gangsta.

  Last edited on Jan 20 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'criminal, hooligan, gangster, gangsta':
bang	Definitions include: to have, to take.
crew	Definitions include: a clique of people.
blood	Definitions include: a member of the Bloods gang.
rat	Definitions include: a derogatory term for females, implying promiscuity.
Criminole	Definitions include: any football player who played for the Florida State University football team (the Seminoles) and was convicted of a crime.
thug	Definitions include: a gang member or "ruffian."
gang banger	Definitions include: someone who is in a gang.
gutter punk	Definitions include: a younger punk who is homeless or pretends to be homeless.
74	Definitions include: related to the Gangster Disciples gang.
bad guy	Definitions include: a criminal.
fish	Definitions include: a person who has not had their first kiss or has never French kissed.
yak	Definitions include: an unattractive female, usually due to obesity.
scum	Definitions include: a bad person or group.
fence	Definitions include: to sell stolen goods.
home boy	Definitions include: friend.
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Other terms relating to 'interest':
FYI	Definitions include: acronym for "for your information."
Other terms relating to 'of':
abbreviated piece of nothing	Definitions include: a worthless person.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a few cans short of a six pack	Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
a few fries short of a happy meal	Definitions include: "not all there".
afraid of (one's) shadow	Definitions include: skittish.
a grain of *ssault	Definitions include: an amount of violence.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
a hell of a	Definitions include: an impressive.
a hell of an	Definitions include: an impressive.
all kinds of	Definitions include: many.
all of my yes	Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
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Other terms relating to 'person':
DP	Definitions include: acronym for "dear partner", i.e. one's unmarried significant other.
FOP	Definitions include: an elderly person.
VIP	Definitions include: acronym for "Very Important Person."

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