charpering carsey

English

Etymology

From charper (“to seek”) + carsey (“house”). Compare charpering omi (“policeman”).

Noun

charpering carsey

1. (Polari) A police station.
   • 2015 October 12, Adam Lowe, “Poem of the week: Vada That”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Fact is, / she’ll end up in the charpering carsey / of Jennifer Justice.