lespu

Tagalog

Alternative forms

lispu
lispo

Etymology

Backslang from pulis: pu-lis → les-pu.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: les‧pu

IPA^(key): /ˈlespu/, [ˈlɛs.pʊ]

Noun

lespu

(back slang) police
Synonyms: pulis, pulisya, (slang) alat
- 1984, Malou Leviste Jacob, Juan Tamban:
  JUAN: (likot ng pabalik) Ops, ops, lespu, lespu, lespu.
  TONYO: (Hahawakan si JUAN sa kuwelyo ng T-shirt nito). Akong bahala.
  JUAN (move backward) Oops, oops, the cops!
  TONYO (holding JUAN on his T-shirt collar) I'll handle this.

Further reading

“lespu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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