police boys

A form of police boy — A black policeman in colonial Africa or Melanesia, with authority over the locals but no authority over the colonists.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of police boy
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APA

police boys. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/police%20boys

MLA

“police boys.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/police%20boys. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “police boys,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/police%20boys.

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