noncop

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noun

One who is not a police officer.

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Meanings

nounnoncop (plural noncops)

plural noncops

  1. informalOne who is not a police officer.

    I heard that hitchhiking was illegal, so I made sure to only stick out my thumb to noncops.

    2013, V. S. Nesby, 13 Kings, page 28
    1 more example

    An old adage among police officers is that there are only two types of people—cops and noncops.

    2002, Greg Cynaumon, God Still Speaks Through Dreams: Are You Missing His Messages?

Origin

From non- + cop.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Connop
Cite this entry
APA

noncop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncop

MLA

“noncop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncop.

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