boydem
nounEtymology From Caribbean pidgin, equivalent to boy + them.
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Multicultural London English the police.
- 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.
- Used to scream and shout and threaten to call the boydem when I showed my face.2013, Polly Courtney, Feral Youth, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 11:
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- 'Why d'you think the boydem showed up when they did, huh?' Tilly snapped.2014, Rohan Gavin, Knightley and Son: K-9, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 170:
- Synonyms
- police