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Frank Drebin

Frank Drebin noun: an incompetent and buffonish police officer, especially one known for a deadpan affect.

Noun

Frank Drebin (plural Frank Drebins)

  1. An incompetent and buffonish police officer, especially one known for a deadpan affect.
    • Lloyd Bridges plays the Frank Drebin of international politics, a war vet who never landed a plane successfully in his life2016 March 1, “Eight comedy presidents more insane than Donald Trump”, in Chortle, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026
    • Worf has the best lines. He is the Frank Drebin of Trek2023 April 30, linkerjpatrick, “Funniest line of all.”, in reddit.com

Forms of Frank Drebin

pluralFrank Drebins

Origin of Frank Drebin

From the character from the Naked Gun series of movies.

Questions about Frank Drebin

What does Frank Drebin mean?
Frank Drebin means an incompetent and buffonish police officer, especially one known for a deadpan affect.
What part of speech is Frank Drebin?
Frank Drebin is a noun.
What is the plural of Frank Drebin?
The plural of Frank Drebin is Frank Drebins.

Words near Frank Drebin in the dictionary

  1. franion
  2. franions
  3. Franière
  4. frank
  5. frank bank
  6. Frank Drebin
  7. Frank-Caro process
  8. frank-fee
  9. frank-fees
  10. Frank-land
  11. frank-marriage

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