Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noncop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-cop
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is not a police officer.

Informal

Example Sentences

"An old adage among police officers is that there are only two types of people—cops and noncops."
"I heard that hitchhiking was illegal, so I made sure to only stick out my thumb to noncops."

Etymology

From non- + cop.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

noncops (plural)

Questions

What does noncop mean?: One who is not a police officer.
Where does noncop come from?: From non- + cop.

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