charpering carsey

noun

A police station.

Meanings

noun
  1. PolariA police station.

    Fact is, / she’ll end up in the charpering carsey / of Jennifer Justice.

    2015 October 12, Adam Lowe, “Poem of the week: Vada That”, in The Guardian

Origin

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

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APA

charpering carsey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charpering%20carsey

MLA

“charpering carsey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charpering%20carsey. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charpering carsey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charpering%20carsey.

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