boydem

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English

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Etymology

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From Caribbean pidgin, equivalent to boy +‎ them.

Noun

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boydem pl (plural only)

  1. (MLE, MTE) the police.
    • 2011, Chyna, How I Escaped a Girl Gang: Rolling in a London Girl Gang, Hachette UK →ISBN
      I had the role of lookout, scouting for boydem while Candice forced open the door by slipping a knife into the actual lock itself, or smashing the window in, her hoodie wrapped round her fist.
    • 2013, Polly Courtney, Feral Youth, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 11:
      Used to scream and shout and threaten to call the boydem when I showed my face.
    • 2014, Rohan Gavin, Knightley and Son: K-9, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 170:
      'Why d'you think the boydem showed up when they did, huh?' Tilly snapped.

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