po-po
n.— «If your son has a little problems with common sense and self-control, then he isn’t exactly Mr. Right for MDMA. Or if he can’t hide his use from the po-po (police, if you didn’t know) or law.» —“Re: Mixing ecstasy with antipsychotics” by zer0purity Usenet: alt.drugs.ecstasy Aug. 3, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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