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bad cop

bad cop noun: someone who acts in a hostile, aggressive, and intimidating manner, especially when participating in a good cop bad cop routine.

Noun

bad cop (plural bad cops)

  1. Someone who acts in a hostile, aggressive, and intimidating manner, especially when participating in a good cop bad cop routine.

Forms of bad cop

pluralbad cops

Questions about bad cop

What does bad cop mean?
Bad cop means someone who acts in a hostile, aggressive, and intimidating manner, especially when participating in a good cop bad cop routine.
What part of speech is bad cop?
Bad cop is a noun.
What is the plural of bad cop?
The plural of bad cop is bad cops.

Words near bad cop in the dictionary

  1. bad cholesterols
  2. bad comes to worse
  3. bad comes to worst
  4. bad company
  5. bad conscience
  6. bad cop
  7. bad debt
  8. bad debts
  9. Bad Driburg
  10. Bad Dürkheim
  11. bad egg

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