boydem en · NOUN
Etymology
From Caribbean pidgin, equivalent to boy + them.
Meanings
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(Multicultural-London-English, plural, plural-only) 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.
'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: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: