マッポ
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Japanese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- まっぽう (mappō)
Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Attested in reference to police in criminal cant from the early 20th century, with the possibly related sense “anus” from the late 19th century.[1] Compare 末法 (mappō, “last days of the world; age of decadence”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (slang, derogatory) cop (police officer)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:警察官
- (criminal slang, obsolete) anus
References
[edit]- ^ “まっぽ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000