noun
Meaning 1
The police.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: US street slang
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
five-o
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of five-o.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From the police procedural television series Hawaii Five-O (first aired in 1968), so named because it is set in Hawaii, which is the 50th U.S. state.
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