Boydem
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 the police. Multicultural-London-English, plural, plural-only
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Caribbean pidgin, equivalent to boy + them.
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