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cop wise

cop wise is the alternative form of copwise.

Meaning of copwise

Adjective

copwise (comparative more copwise, superlative most copwise)

  1. (informal) Possessing the knowledge and expertise typical of police officers; having police smarts.
    • They were copwise. Hiltz knew him from the Deutsches Haus. Smith provoked discord routinely. They were copwise.2014, James Ellroy, Perfidia

Forms of cop wise

comparativemore cop wise
superlativemost cop wise

Questions about cop wise

What is cop wise the alternative form of?
Cop wise is the alternative form of copwise.

Words near cop wise in the dictionary

  1. cop out
  2. cop shop
  3. cop shops
  4. cop the bun
  5. cop the needle
  6. cop wise
  7. cop-call
  8. cop-called
  9. cop-caller
  10. cop-callers
  11. cop-calling

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