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pollis

n. 1 (context uncountable Geordie English) The police. 2 (context countable Geordie English) A policeman or policewoman.

Usage examples of "pollis".

Mavis said Jesus no, she’d not dream of doing any such thing but what did the pollis think had happened to the poor woman for God’s sake?

She resolved to tell that yellow-thatched pollis about the Hartons’ slanging match as soon as she could get him on his own.