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police boy

police boy noun: a black policeman in colonial Africa or Melanesia, with authority over the locals but no authority over the colonists.

Noun

police boy (plural police boys)

  1. (historical, offensive) A black policeman in colonial Africa or Melanesia, with authority over the locals but no authority over the colonists.

Forms of police boy

pluralpolice boys

Origin of police boy

From colonial usage of boy (“servant; adult male of color”).

Questions about police boy

What does police boy mean?
Police boy means a black policeman in colonial Africa or Melanesia, with authority over the locals but no authority over the colonists.
What part of speech is police boy?
Police boy is a noun.
What is the plural of police boy?
The plural of police boy is police boys.

Words near police boy in the dictionary

  1. police beats
  2. police blotter
  3. police blotters
  4. police box
  5. police boxes
  6. police boy
  7. police boys
  8. police brutality
  9. police burgh
  10. police burghs
  11. police captain

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