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Cabot Cove syndrome

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The situation where, in order to create storylines for a detective drama, the protagonist encounters far more murders than is plausible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Named from the fictional setting of the long-running US television series Murder, She Wrote.