charpering omi

English

Alternative forms

charpering omee

Etymology

From charper (“to seek”) + omi (“man”).

Noun

charpering omi (plural charpering omis)

(Polari) A policeman.
- 2012 November 22, Tanice Judge, Twitter‎:
  Get a charpering omi round now!
- 2015, Alex Howard, A Hard Woman to Kill:
  'She's street, but she's not tough.' He sipped his tea. 'How's the charpering omi?'

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:police officer

Derived terms

sharping-omi, sharper, sharpy

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