マッポ

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

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(まっぽう) (mappō, “last days of the world; age of decadence”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

マッポ • (mappo) 

  1. (slang, derogatory) cop (police officer)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:警察官
  2. (criminal slang, obsolete) anus

References[edit]

  1. ^ “まっぽ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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