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pretty police

pretty police noun: male police officers disguised as gay men who instigated sexual encounters with gay men as an excuse to arrest them for soliciting sex.

Noun

pretty police (uncountable)

  1. (UK, historical, slang) Male police officers disguised as gay men who instigated sexual encounters with gay men as an excuse to arrest them for soliciting sex.

Origin of pretty police

From pretty (“effeminate”) + police.

Questions about pretty police

What does pretty police mean?
Pretty police means male police officers disguised as gay men who instigated sexual encounters with gay men as an excuse to arrest them for soliciting sex.
What part of speech is pretty police?
Pretty police is a noun.

Words near pretty police in the dictionary

  1. Pretty Pine
  2. pretty please
  3. pretty please with a cherry on top
  4. pretty please with sugar on top
  5. pretty pleasy
  6. pretty police
  7. pretty Polly
  8. pretty privilege
  9. pretty privileged
  10. pretty up
  11. pretty well

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