gravel road cop

noun

An officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Similar
MountieQueen's cowboy
OriginFrench GRC →
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Meanings

noungravel road cop (plural gravel road cops)

plural gravel road cops

  1. CanadaslangAn officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

    Synonyms: Mountie, Queen's cowboy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Similar
MountieQueen's cowboy
Also see
mountiequeen's cowboy

Origin

  1. FrenchGRC
  2. Englishgravel road cop

A humorous reinterpretation of French GRC (Gendarmerie Royale du Canada), in reference to the remote rural areas where such people often work.

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APA

gravel road cop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravel%20road%20cop

MLA

“gravel road cop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravel%20road%20cop. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravel road cop,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravel%20road%20cop.

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