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po-pos

po-pos is the plural of po-po.

Meaning of po-po

Noun

po-po (plural po-pos or po-po)

  1. (US, informal) 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)”
  2. (childish) 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
  3. (US, colloquial, derogatory, mildly) 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
  4. (broadly) A prison officer, corrections officer, prison guard.

Questions about po-pos

What is po-pos the plural of?
Po-pos is the plural of po-po.

Words near po-pos in the dictionary

  1. po-face
  2. po-faced
  3. po-faces
  4. po-mo
  5. po-po
  6. po-pos
  7. po.
  8. poa
  9. poa pitha
  10. POAC
  11. poaceous

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