"ossifer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒs.ɪ.fɚ/ Forms: ossifers [plural], occifer [alternative]
Etymology: From officer, imitating the slurred speech of drunken drivers. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ossifer (plural ossifers)
  1. (humorous) A police officer. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-ossifer-en-noun-AV3sVPGj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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        {
          "ref": "2015, Philip Howard, I’ve Heard that One Before:",
          "text": "Driver: Oh, thank you, ossifer, you really saved me.\nCop: But now I have to arrest you.\nDriver: For drinking, ossifer?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Stephen Z. Smith, It's More Than Shootouts and Car Chases, page 138:",
          "text": "\"We got a call that you are drunk and being loud.\"\n\"That's not true, ossifer. I'm drunk, but I ain't being loud. But, that's okay, cause I can be drunk on my own property and you cain't do nothin' bout it,\" he said […]",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɒs.ɪ.fɚ/"
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