po-po
/ˈpoʊˈpoʊ/
po-po noun: one's posterior, bottom, buttocks. Also the alternative form of po po.
Noun
po-po (plural po-pos or po-po)
- One's posterior, bottom, buttocks.
- Feet up, pat him on the po-po
Let’s hear him laugh
Ain’t seen a babe like this before
He’s so good-lookin’, gonna have some more
Feet up, pat him on the po-po1952, Bob Merrill, “Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)” - [He] gets jelly on his head, jelly on his po-po, jelly on his.... well, you know what rhymes with jelly. If your Junior starts singing this in public he’ll show you up.1953, Gramophone Record Review, page 564
- Synonyms:
- 'tocks, arse, arse cheeks, ass, ass cheeks, back, backside, batty, behind, blessed assurance
- Feet up, pat him on the po-po
- Genitals, especially the vulva.
- “Actually I prefer kids referring to their po-pos rather than their outer labias. Maybe I’m just old fashioned.”1962, Phillip Roth, Letting Go, page 269
- On one Monday morning, one of the two children, Becky, complained about irritation around her “po-po.” […] This child indicated that Daddy had touched her there and she cried when he pushed on her sore spot.1991, Kevin McGovern, “Was there really child sexual abuse or is there another explanation?”, in Michael Robin, editor, Assessing Child Maltreatment Reports: The Problem of False Allegations, page 123
- The police; a police officer.
- Runnin’ from the po-po
Runnin’
Just got my cash on
Now I gotta get my dash on1997, Rik ‘G’, “Runnin’ From the Po Po” (0:23 from the start), in Rik ‘G’, Oakland, CA: Del Paso Heights - Yo, po-po, man. Shut it down.2006 September 10, David Simon & al., “Boys of Summer” (00:23:44 from the start), in The Wire, season 4, episode 1
- Runnin’ from the po-po
- A prison officer, corrections officer, prison guard.
Also used as
po-po is also the alternative form of po po.
Synonyms of po-po
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Forms of po-po
| plural | po-pos |
|---|---|
| plural | po-po |
| alternative form | popo |
Origin of po-po
From various words by shortening and reduplication. The "posterior" sense may be reduplication of the initial syllable of that word, with modification of the vowel according to its spelling. Compare German Popo (“bottom”) from Latin pōdex (“anus”). The "police" sense may come from either the initial syllable of police or the initial letters of the words police officer. Compare PO.
From Chinese; see po po.
Questions about po-po
- What does po-po mean?
- Po-po means one's posterior, bottom, buttocks.
- What part of speech is po-po?
- Po-po is a noun.
- How do you pronounce po-po?
- Po-po is pronounced /ˈpoʊˈpoʊ/.
- What is the plural of po-po?
- The plural of po-po is po-pos.
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