What it means
UK slang for the police, or for a police officer, usually with a cheeky, slightly dodgy-if-they-clock-us vibe. You’ll often hear it as the rozzers when someone spots police nearby and everyone suddenly starts acting angelic. It’s proper British, a bit old-school, and more at home in banter, pub chat, tabloids, and crime talk than anything formal.
Usage examples
"Outside the chippy, Gaz nudges me: act normal, the rozzers are here. I’m holding a cone, thinking, mate, we’re literally just eating chips."
"Outside the kebab van two rozzers were chatting with the owner about the rugby, no one was nicking anything, they were just there for the chips like everyone else."
"The rozzers turned up at the festival when someone reported a missing tent, took statements with a straight face, found the tent thirty metres away in another field."
"We were only having a laugh by the off-licence till Dev goes, keep it moving, the rozzers are crawling past again."
"He legged it the second someone shouted rozzers, which honestly made him look about ten times guiltier."
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