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

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of good cop bad cop.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They spent about an hour playing good-cop bad-cop and making a dent in my supply of dark French Roast from The Castro Bean (Tango 87)."
"Just think, if we run into bad guys, there’s two of us, and we can play good-cop bad-cop."
"Together they can play good-cop bad-cop, while Cubans wait for word on their nation’s future."
"His personnel file, an inch thick with commendations, recounts hunches he played, good-cop bad-cop routines, shoot-outs with Glocks and Berettas."
"JENKINS AND LUCAS played good-cop bad-cop for a while, Jenkins suggesting that Honey Bee had helped some, and she might help more, and so deserved another chance. Lucas wanted to put her in jail."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

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

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