popo

See also: Popo, popó, pópo, popò, popô, po-po, pöpö, pōpō, and popo-

English

October 2019, Hong Kong street graffiti: “FUCK THE POPO”

Noun

popo (plural popos or popo)

1. (colloquial) Alternative spelling of po-po

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English po-po.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

popo m (plural popo's or popo)

1. (slang) Synonym of politie (“police”)
   • 2015, Ryan Gattis, Zes dagen, Singel Uitgeverijen, →ISBN, page 19:

     We denken allemaal hetzelfde: dat is geen politie. De popo klopt niet aan. Die beukt de deur in. Die komt schreeuwend binnen met een schijnwerper en het geweer in de aanslag.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2020, Kiley Reid, Zo'n leuke leeftijd, Prometheus, →ISBN, page 91:

     Maar toen de politie arriveerde had niet iedereen tijdig kunnen vluchten. Na kreten van 'O shit! De popo! De popo!' waren Robbies vrienden over een hek gesprongen en hadden zich rennend over de heuvels in veiligheid gebracht.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2022, Nora Roberts, Nachtwerk: Harry Booth staat op het punt het meest waardevolle te verliezen dat hij ooit heeft gehad - het hart van de liefde van zijn leven, Meulenhoff Boekerij, →ISBN, page 132:

     Te veel nachtwerk op dezelfde locatie gaf de popo, zoals Sebastien de politie noemde, te veel aanleiding om te snuffelen.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (slang) Synonym of politieagent (“police officer”)
   • 2012, Natasza Tardio, Moordvrienden, Overamstel Uitgevers, →ISBN, page 64:

     Niet moeilijk, want veel kans om wat te zeggen gaven die popo me niet. De ene na de andere vraag werd op me afgevuurd. Waarom hebben jullie Daniël Bootsma vermoord? Waarom ben je niet naar de politie gegaan als je onschuldig bent?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

• The plural form only applies to the "police officer" sense.

Eastern Geshiza

Noun

popo

1. Hill, eminence.

Synonyms

• zgoŋ

References

• Honkalaso, Sami. 2019. A Grammar of Eastern Geshiza: A Culturally Anchored Description. University of Helsinki: PhD dissertation.

Esperanto

Noun

popo (accusative singular popon, plural popoj, accusative plural popojn)

1. pop (especially in the sense of pop music)

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish poppa (plural poppor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞po̞]
• Rhymes: -opo
• Syllabification^(key): po‧po

Noun

popo (childish)

1. shoe

Declension

Inflection of popo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		popo	popot
genitive		popon	popojen
partitive		popoa	popoja
illative		popoon	popoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		popo	popot
accusative	nom.	popo	popot
	gen.	popon
genitive		popon	popojen
partitive		popoa	popoja
inessive		popossa	popoissa
elative		poposta	popoista
illative		popoon	popoihin
adessive		popolla	popoilla
ablative		popolta	popoilta
allative		popolle	popoille
essive		popona	popoina
translative		popoksi	popoiksi
abessive		popotta	popoitta
instructive		—	popoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of popo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative poponi poponi accusative nom. poponi poponi gen. poponi genitive poponi popojeni partitive popoani popojani inessive popossani popoissani elative popostani popoistani illative popooni popoihini adessive popollani popoillani ablative popoltani popoiltani allative popolleni popoilleni essive poponani popoinani translative popokseni popoikseni abessive popottani popoittani instructive — — comitative — popoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative poposi poposi accusative nom. poposi poposi gen. poposi genitive poposi popojesi partitive popoasi popojasi inessive popossasi popoissasi elative popostasi popoistasi illative popoosi popoihisi adessive popollasi popoillasi ablative popoltasi popoiltasi allative popollesi popoillesi essive poponasi popoinasi translative popoksesi popoiksesi abessive popottasi popoittasi instructive — — comitative — popoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative popomme popomme accusative nom. popomme popomme gen. popomme genitive popomme popojemme partitive popoamme popojamme inessive popossamme popoissamme elative popostamme popoistamme illative popoomme popoihimme adessive popollamme popoillamme ablative popoltamme popoiltamme allative popollemme popoillemme essive poponamme popoinamme translative popoksemme popoiksemme abessive popottamme popoittamme instructive — — comitative — popoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative poponne poponne accusative nom. poponne poponne gen. poponne genitive poponne popojenne partitive popoanne popojanne inessive popossanne popoissanne elative popostanne popoistanne illative popoonne popoihinne adessive popollanne popoillanne ablative popoltanne popoiltanne allative popollenne popoillenne essive poponanne popoinanne translative popoksenne popoiksenne abessive popottanne popoittanne instructive — — comitative — popoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative poponsa poponsa accusative nom. poponsa poponsa gen. poponsa genitive poponsa popojensa partitive popoaan popoansa popojaan popojansa inessive popossaan popossansa popoissaan popoissansa elative popostaan popostansa popoistaan popoistansa illative popoonsa popoihinsa adessive popollaan popollansa popoillaan popoillansa ablative popoltaan popoltansa popoiltaan popoiltansa allative popolleen popollensa popoilleen popoillensa essive poponaan poponansa popoinaan popoinansa translative popokseen popoksensa popoikseen popoiksensa abessive popottaan popottansa popoittaan popoittansa instructive — — comitative — popoineen popoinensa

Descendants

• → Ingrian: popo

Further reading

• “popo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

From pot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.po/

• (file)

Noun

popo m (plural popos)

1. potty
2. poop (excrement)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English pope, French pope, German Pope, Italian pope, Russian поп (pop), Spanish pope.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/

Noun

popo (plural popi)

1. (Orthodoxy) priest, (village) pope

Ingrian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Finnish popo.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞po̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞b̥o̞]
• Rhymes: -opo
• Hyphenation: po‧po

Noun

popo

1. (childish) Synonym of kenkä (“shoe”)

Declension

Declension of popo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	popo	popot
genitive	popon	poppoin, popoloin
partitive	poppoa	popoja, popoloja
illative	poppoo	poppoi, popoloihe
inessive	popos	popois, popolois
elative	popost	popoist, popoloist
allative	popolle	popoille, popoloille
adessive	popol	popoil, popoloil
ablative	popolt	popoilt, popoloilt
translative	popoks	popoiks, popoloiks
essive	poponna, poppoon	popoinna, popoloinna, poppoin, popoloin
exessive1)	popont	popoint, popoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Etymology 2

Childspeak. Compare English boo-boo

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞po̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpopo/, [ˈpo̞b̥o̞]
• Rhymes: -opo
• Hyphenation: po‧po

Noun

popo

1. (childish) Synonym of täi (“louse”)

Declension

Declension of popo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	popo	popot
genitive	popon	poppoin, popoloin
partitive	poppoa	popoja, popoloja
illative	poppoo	poppoi, popoloihe
inessive	popos	popois, popolois
elative	popost	popoist, popoloist
allative	popolle	popoille, popoloille
adessive	popol	popoil, popoloil
ablative	popolt	popoilt, popoloilt
translative	popoks	popoiks, popoloiks
essive	poponna, poppoon	popoinna, popoloinna, poppoin, popoloin
exessive1)	popont	popoint, popoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 418

Marshallese

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pʲɔːbʲɔ], (enunciated) [pʲɔ pʲɔ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲɛwpʲɛw/
• Bender phonemes: {pewpew}

Verb

popo

1. sweep; brush off

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Spanish

Noun

popo m (plural popos)

1. (childish) poo; poop

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

popo (n class, plural popo)

1. bat (flying mammal)
2. (figuratively) a traitor

Tok Pisin

Noun

popo

1. pawpaw
2. female's breast

Synonyms

• (pawpaw): papaya

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French popo (“potty, poop”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: po‧po

Noun

popo (definite accusative popoyu, plural popolar)

1. (slang, childish) butt, ass

   Popom acıyor.

   My butt hurts.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	popo
Definite accusative	popoyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	popo	popolar
Definite accusative	popoyu	popoları
Dative	popoya	popolara
Locative	popoda	popolarda
Ablative	popodan	popolardan
Genitive	poponun	popoların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular popom popolarım 2nd singular popon popoların 3rd singular poposu popoları 1st plural popomuz popolarımız 2nd plural poponuz popolarınız 3rd plural popoları popoları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular popomu popolarımı 2nd singular poponu popolarını 3rd singular poposunu popolarını 1st plural popomuzu popolarımızı 2nd plural poponuzu popolarınızı 3rd plural popolarını popolarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular popoma popolarıma 2nd singular popona popolarına 3rd singular poposuna popolarına 1st plural popomuza popolarımıza 2nd plural poponuza popolarınıza 3rd plural popolarına popolarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular popomda popolarımda 2nd singular poponda popolarında 3rd singular poposunda popolarında 1st plural popomuzda popolarımızda 2nd plural poponuzda popolarınızda 3rd plural popolarında popolarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular popomdan popolarımdan 2nd singular popondan popolarından 3rd singular poposundan popolarından 1st plural popomuzdan popolarımızdan 2nd plural poponuzdan popolarınızdan 3rd plural popolarından popolarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular popomun popolarımın 2nd singular poponun popolarının 3rd singular poposunun popolarının 1st plural popomuzun popolarımızın 2nd plural poponuzun popolarınızın 3rd plural popolarının popolarının

Further reading

• “popo”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “popo”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• òpópó

Etymology

From an ideophonic sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pó.k͡pó/

Noun

pópó

1. street, alleyway, junction

   Synonyms: ọ̀nà, títì, òpópónà

Derived terms

• Ìwọ Pópó
• òpópónà (“street”)