Surrey Police’s officers for Reigate and Banstead jokingly shared the list on Facebook as part of “youth language training” to help them engage with younger residents.
It clarifies that Stormzy is not bad weather, but in fact the superstar grime artist from nearby Croydon.
Other terms on the list include “beef ting fam” (starting an argument), peng (good or attractive) and GOAT (greatest of all time).
One of the force’s followers, Daryn Yeats, questioned the definition of “wagwan” (greeting; “hello, how are you?”).
But the Reigate and Banstead officers came back fighting: “Indeed. But that in itself translates to a greeting. "Wagwan?....Reet bruv" = "Hello how are you today?.....I am very well Thank you squire."
The list was originally posted by PC “Ste” Rotherham, who works for Lancashire Police.
He tweeted: “Spotted at a police station somewhere on the Fylde coast. Never have I ever laughed so hard.
“Would genuinely be lost in a conversation with youth today.”
