charpering carsey

English

Etymology

From charper (“to seek”) + carsey (“house”). Compare charpering omi (“policeman”).

Noun

charpering carsey (plural charpering carseys)

  1. (Polari) A police station.
    • 2015 October 12, Lowe, Adam, “Poem of the week: Vada That”, in The Guardian‎:
      Fact is, / she’ll end up in the charpering carsey / of Jennifer Justice.
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