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spy cops

spy cops is the plural of spy cop.

Meaning of spy cop

Noun

spy cop (plural spy cops)

  1. (UK, slang) An undercover police officer tasked with infiltrating a politically active group which is deemed to pose a risk of criminal activity, so as to allow the police to monitor the group's activities on an ongoing basis.

Questions about spy cops

What is spy cops the plural of?
Spy cops is the plural of spy cop.

Words near spy cops in the dictionary

  1. SPVSes
  2. SPVSs
  3. SPX
  4. spy
  5. spy cop
  6. spy cops
  7. spy dust
  8. spy hop
  9. spy hopped
  10. spy hopping
  11. spy hoppings

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