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boydem

boydem noun: the police.

Noun

boydem pl (plural only)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, plural, plural-only) the police.
    • I had the role of lookout, scouting for boydem while Candice forced open the door by slipping a knife into the actual lock itself, or smashing the window in, her hoodie wrapped round her fist.2011, Chyna, How I Escaped a Girl Gang: Rolling in a London Girl Gang, Hachette UK →ISBN
    • Used to scream and shout and threaten to call the boydem when I showed my face.2013, Polly Courtney, Feral Youth, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 11
    Synonyms:
    police

Synonyms of boydem

Origin of boydem

From Caribbean pidgin, equivalent to boy + them.

Questions about boydem

What does boydem mean?
Boydem means the police.
What part of speech is boydem?
Boydem is a noun.

Words near boydem in the dictionary

  1. boycunts
  2. Boyd
  3. Boyd County
  4. Boyda
  5. Boydell
  6. boydem
  7. Boyden
  8. boydick
  9. boydicks
  10. boydom
  11. Boydston

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