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Mutt and Jeff en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From characters in a comic strip by U.S. cartoonist Harry Conway ("Bud") Fisher, first published in 1908.

Meanings

  1. (Cockney, comparable, slang) Deaf.

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Mutt and Jeff en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From characters in a comic strip by U.S. cartoonist Harry Conway ("Bud") Fisher, first published in 1908.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of good cop bad cop.

Synonyms

good cop bad cop

Mutt and Jeff en · PROPN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From characters in a comic strip by U.S. cartoonist Harry Conway ("Bud") Fisher, first published in 1908.

Meanings

  1. (US, plural, plural-only, slang) Names given to a pair of companions, usually male, of whom one is tall and the other short.
    • 1962, "Facial Farceur" (film review of A Matter of WHO), Time, 10 Aug., The bowler-hatted Terry-Thomas and Cooper's gangling American business partner (Alex Nicol) team up, Mutt-and-Jeff fashion.