copwiseとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From cop +‎ wise.

形容詞

copwise (comparative more copwise, superlative most copwise)

1. (informal) Possessing the knowledge and expertise typical of police officers; having police smarts
   • 2014, James Ellroy, Perfidia:

     They were copwise. Hiltz knew him from the Deutsches Haus. Smith provoked discord routinely. They were copwise.

   • 2015, Billy Van, Dead of Night:

     Steve went against his copwise instincts and entered the building anyway.

   • 2016, Forrest Stuart, Down, Out, and Under Arrest:

     Like streetwise residents in underpoliced neighborhoods, copwise individuals learn to reinterpret the mundane scenarios, spaces, and people found in the neighborhood.

形容詞

cop-wise (comparative more cop-wise, superlative most cop-wise)

1. Alternative form of copwise

語源 2

From cop +‎ -wise (“way; manner”).

形容詞

cop-wise (comparative more cop-wise, superlative most cop-wise)

1. (slang) Befitting or resembling a police officer; coplike.
   • 1994, Sim B. Sitkin, Robert J. Bies, The Legalistic organization:

     The three passengers were ordered out of the Hyundai by loudspeaker. Two quickly complied and exited on the right-hand side of the car in cop-wise fashion, with their hands high and visible. They were put to the ground and handcuffed.

   • 2000, Cliff Chandler, The Paragons:

     Ben's eyes said yes in a cop-wise gesture. "Good. You handle it."