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buddy cop

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A film and television genre with plots involving two people of very different and conflicting personalities who are forced to work together to solve a crime and/or defeat criminals, sometimes learning from each other in the process.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

A film and television genre with plots involving two people of very different and conflicting personalities who are forced to work together to solve a crime and/or defeat criminals, sometimes learning from each other in the process.

One of the two characters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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