penny



penny

n. a police officer. (A play on copper. See the note at copper.) The penny over on the corner told the boys to get moving.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yafe-Hebrew
Pomona-Roman Mythology
Esti-Basque
MarcusMAR-kuws (Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin), MAHR-kəs (English)Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Gunne-Swedish, Norwegian
Meeks[mi:ks]