Vopo

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Vopo

/ˈfəʊpəʊ/ UK

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

noun Vopos · Vopo

A member of the Volkspolizei. 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.

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@misc{vopo_2026,
  title = {Vopo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vopo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}