Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

good cop-bad cop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: good -cop-bad -cop
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of good cop bad cop.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"An additional decision in The Judas Goat that sets Spenser apart from Hawk is that he becomes unwilling to continue playing good cop-bad cop with Kathie for information when he sees how terrorized and humiliated this game has made her […]"
"I stayed on the telephone for forty-five minutes with a caseworker back there and played good cop-bad cop with him. I’d be very demanding and insistent one minute and very sympathetic and supportive the next."
"Playing good cop-bad cop, Ricevuto and Petty tried to push words into my mouth, starting sentences with, “Isn’t it true that....”"
"Their favorite harassment ploy is to covertly play “good cop-bad cop” in joint actions with openly aggressive environmental groups."
"Elmo was waiting for us there. In case we had to play good cop-bad cop."
"Nixon and Agnew played good cop-bad cop."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does good cop-bad cop mean?: Alternative form of good cop bad cop.

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