Vopo

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UK/ˈfəʊpəʊ/

noun

A member of the Volkspolizei.

OriginGerman Vopo m →
First used 20th c.Scrabble 9
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Meanings

nounVopo (plural Vopos or Vopo)

plural Vopos

  1. A member of the Volkspolizei.First known use 20th c.

    He imagined the co-opted West German policeman who […] knew the bridge by heart and could tell the regulars from the casuals and spot the smallest bad omen the moment it occurred: the silent doubling of the watch, the Vopo sharpshooters easing softly into place.

    1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 360

Origin

  1. GermanVopo m
  2. EnglishVopo

From German Vopo m, abbreviation of Volkspolizist m (but see also Vopo f, also VoPo f, short for Volkspolizei f).

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Anagrams

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APA

Vopo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vopo

MLA

“Vopo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vopo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vopo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vopo.

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