List Of Hip Hop Slang Words For The Police
Updated: Jul 5
Hip Hop Slang Words For The Police
Disclaimer:
I am not saying that Hip Hop invented all of these words.
Hip Hop pulls words from popular culture, religions, broken English, and other languages.
Hip Hoppers have a uniquely - all encompassing way of curating language and this list reflects that.
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12 (the 12, twelves)
Babylon
Jamaican term for police and oppressive governments –derives from the Bible
Barney
as in Barney Fife from the Andy Griffith Show
Boys In Blue
refers to police uniforms typical color
Coppers
self explanatory
Danno
as in “Book Em’ Danno” –Hawaii Five O
Dees (The Dees)
Dick
as in “private dick” – a detective
Dogs
Donut Patrol
based on coffee and donuts stereotype
Federales
Mexican – federal police forces
Feds
short for federal agents
Five-O
From Hawaii Five-O
Flatfoot
Gumshoe
Detective
Hot boys
Jump Out Boys
refers to police who pull on suspects in vans and jump out
Mountie
cop on a horse
Narcs
short for Narcotics Police
Officer Friendly
refers to an 80’s public school initiative where police visited schools (sarcastic)
One Time
because it only takes one strike
Overseer
the police on a slave plantation
Pigs
Po – Lice
self explanatory
Po Po
self explanatory
Pork
Rent-a-cop
security guard (aka fake cop)
Statie
State police
The Beast
from the Bible – in the Book of Revelations
The Brass
high ranking officers or soldiers
The D’s
The Fuzz
The Heat
The Jake(s)
The Law(s)
self explanatory
The Man
because they rule over everything
Them Boys
Vics
as in Crown Victoria – The cars that police were known to ride around in
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