Vopo

See also: VoPo and vopo

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfəʊpəʊ/

Noun

Vopo (plural Vopos or Vopo)

  1. A member of the Volkspolizei. [from 20th c.]
    • 1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 360:
      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.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːpo/
  • (file)

Noun

Vopo m (strong, genitive Vopos, plural Vopos)

  1. (historical, East Germany) Short for Volkspolizist.

Declension

Noun

Vopo f (genitive Vopo, no plural)

  1. (historical, East Germany) Short for Volkspolizei.

Declension

Further reading

  • Vopo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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