Definition of po folks

po folk

• the police or the "po-po" originated from Harlem.

  Look out the are coming.

  • See more words with the same meaning: police officer.

  Last edited on Feb 12 2000. Submitted by Bryan from Naples, FL, USA on Feb 12 2000.

noun

• pronunciation of "poor folk". More common in the Southern United States.

  Us po' folk never get 'nough to eat."

  Last edited on Mar 08 2011. Submitted by TimeTravellingGeezer from Fort Collins, CO, USA on Mar 07 2011.

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Slang terms with the same meaning

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fed	Definitions include: a member of the federal government.
brass, the	Definitions include: the police.
sleuth	Definitions include: a detective.
five-oh	Definitions include: the police.
manny	Definitions include: police.
bronze	Definitions include: the police.
smokey	Definitions include: a police officer.
cherry-tops	Definitions include: police, usually in cars.
tin man	Definitions include: the police.
po-9	Definitions include: A police officer.
jack	Definitions include: a five pound note.
fuzz, the	Definitions include: the police.
pig	Definitions include: a police officer.
law dog	Definitions include: a member of the police force.
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Other terms relating to 'folk':
folk	Definitions include: Is used as a greeting.
folks	Definitions include: a friend or associate, (mainly used with males).
Other terms relating to 'police':
fashion police, the	Definitions include: a person who comments on the clothes of others.
hi-po	Definitions include: Highway Patrolman.
po	Definitions include: See the po.
po-9	Definitions include: A police officer.
po'd	Definitions include: "pissed off."
police	Definitions include: added to a standard English word or phrase, to form a phrase meaning people who are rigidly pedantic on the subject in question, and tend to correct others, e.g. "grammar police"; "poetry police".
po man	Definitions include: policeman.
po po	Definitions include: police.
po po's, the	Definitions include: Police
po-po, the	Definitions include: a police officer.
po, the	Definitions include: the police.
po-wo	Definitions include: abbreviation for poor white trash

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