ossifer

English

Etymology

From officer, imitating the slurred speech of drunken drivers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒs.ɪ.fɚ/

Noun

ossifer (plural ossifers)

1. (humorous) A police officer.
   • 2015, Philip Howard, I’ve Heard that One Before:

     Driver: Oh, thank you, ossifer, you really saved me.
     Cop: But now I have to arrest you.
     Driver: For drinking, ossifer?

   • 2010, Stephen Z. Smith, It's More Than Shootouts and Car Chases, page 138:

     "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 […]

Alternative forms

• occifer

See also

• ossiferous (no relation)

Anagrams

• froises