What does copwise mean?
Copwise means (informal) Possessing the knowledge and expertise typical of police officers; having police smarts.
Copwise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Copwise is an adjective meaning (informal) Possessing the knowledge and expertise typical of police officers; having police smarts.
Meaning
(informal) Possessing the knowledge and expertise typical of police officers; having police smarts.
Example Sentences
Steve went against his copwise instincts and entered the building anyway.
They were copwise. Hiltz knew him from the Deutsches Haus. Smith provoked discord routinely. They were copwise.
Like streetwise residents in underpoliced neighborhoods, copwise individuals learn to reinterpret the mundane scenarios, spaces, and people found in the neighborhood.
Word Forms
- cop wise
- cop-wise
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clued up, smart, clued in, sapient, sussed, statecrafty.
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How do you use copwise in a sentence?
Steve went against his copwise instincts and entered the building anyway.
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