Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frank drebin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: frank -drebin
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An incompetent and buffonish police officer, especially one known for a deadpan affect.

Example Sentences

"Lloyd Bridges plays the Frank Drebin of international politics, a war vet who never landed a plane successfully in his life"
"Worf has the best lines. He is the Frank Drebin of Trek"
"As I said above, the film’s quirky elements that work are due to Atkinson. Not only is he a very funny-looking man (I say that affectionately), but he is also the master of the straight face. He is the Frank Drebin of the Bond spoofs, if you will. It is the way in which Atkinson portrays English as a man who is surrounded in slapstick, yet does not know it that makes bits of this film really work."
"The Frank Drebin of EMTs..."
"Braxton. The Frank Drebin of time cops."

Etymology

From the character from the Naked Gun series of movies.

Inflected Forms

Frank Drebins (plural)

Questions

What does frank drebin mean?: An incompetent and buffonish police officer, especially one known for a deadpan affect.
Where does frank drebin come from?: From the character from the Naked Gun series of movies.

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