charper

English

Etymology

From Italian cercare (“to look for”), from Late Latin circāre, present active infinitive of circō (“I traverse, go about”), from Latin circa (“around, near, about”), circus (“a circular line or orbit”), from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “circle, ring”).

Verb

charper (third-person singular simple present charpers, present participle charpering, simple past and past participle charpered)

1. (Polari) To seek; to search.
   • 2015 October 12, Adam Lowe, “Poem of the week: Vada That”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     She’ll cruise an omi with fabulosa bod, / regard the scotches, the thews, the rod – / charpering a carsey for the trick.

Derived terms

• charperer (“police officer”), charpering carsey (“police station”), charpering omi (“policeman”)