Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

john q. law

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: john q. law
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A generic police officer.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"Now if we cross the path of any John Q. Laws, nobody does a fuckin' thing 'til I do something."

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

John Q. Laws (plural)

Phrases

John Q. Public

Frequently Paired Words

John Q. Public

Synonyms

Johnny Law

Questions

What does john q. law mean?: A generic police officer.

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