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cop-killer en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From cop + killer.

Meanings

  1. A person who deliberately kills an on-duty police officer.
    • Serpico spat the words out. "For killing a cop! He's a fucking cop-killer! Tell that to all his fucking friends up there." 1974, Peter Maas, “Chapter Thirteen”, in Serpico, Bantam edition, New York: Bantam Books, published 1973, →ISBN, page 225:

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cop-killer en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From the bullet's (bullets') supposed ability to penetrate body armor, thus endangering police officers.

Meanings

  1. (US, slang) A Teflon-coated bullet.

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Translations (1)

es matapolicías (a Teflon-coated bullet)