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Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry noun: a police officer who is reckless, disregards practices and policies, or who practices vigilantism or uses excessive force.

Noun

Dirty Harry (plural Dirty Harrys)

  1. (figuratively) A police officer who is reckless, disregards practices and policies, or who practices vigilantism or uses excessive force.

Synonyms of Dirty Harry

Forms of Dirty Harry

pluralDirty Harrys

Origin of Dirty Harry

After Dirty Harry, a fictional police detective who (in the film) tells his partner that he is called Dirty Harry because he gets all the dirty jobs.

Questions about Dirty Harry

What does Dirty Harry mean?
Dirty Harry means a police officer who is reckless, disregards practices and policies, or who practices vigilantism or uses excessive force.
What part of speech is Dirty Harry?
Dirty Harry is a noun.
What is the plural of Dirty Harry?
The plural of Dirty Harry is Dirty Harrys.

Words near Dirty Harry in the dictionary

  1. dirty Gertie
  2. dirty girl
  3. dirty girls
  4. dirty grease
  5. Dirty Half Hundred
  6. Dirty Harry
  7. dirty ice cream
  8. dirty joke
  9. dirty jokes
  10. dirty kitchen
  11. dirty kitchens

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