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copwise

copwise adjective: possessing the knowledge and expertise typical of police officers; having police smarts.

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
    • Steve went against his copwise instincts and entered the building anyway.2015, Billy Van, Dead of Night

Forms of copwise

comparativemore copwise
superlativemost copwise
alternative formcop wise
alternative formcop-wise

Origin of copwise

From cop + wise.

Questions about copwise

What does copwise mean?
Copwise means possessing the knowledge and expertise typical of police officers; having police smarts.
What part of speech is copwise?
Copwise is an adjective.

Words near copwise in the dictionary

  1. copuses
  2. COPV
  3. COPVs
  4. copweb
  5. copwebs
  6. copwise
  7. copy
  8. copy and paste
  9. copy and pastes
  10. copy art
  11. copy attack

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