Meanings
plural ossifers · alternative occifer
- humorousA police officer.
Driver: Oh, thank you, ossifer, you really saved me. Cop: But now I have to arrest you. Driver: For drinking, ossifer?
2015, Philip Howard, I’ve Heard that One Before1 more example
"We got a call that you are drunk and being loud." "That's not true, ossifer. I'm drunk, but I ain't being loud. But, that's okay, cause I can be drunk on my own property and you cain't do nothin' bout it," he said […]
2010, Stephen Z. Smith, It's More Than Shootouts and Car Chases, page 138
Origin
From a metathesis of officer, imitating the slurred speech of drunken drivers.
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