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Mutt and Jeff
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Mutt-and-Jeff
English
Etymology
From characters in a comic strip by U.S. cartoonist Harry Conway ("Bud") Fisher, first published in 1908.
Pronunciation
en En-au-Mutt and Jeff.ogg AU
Proper noun
p
en chiefly US slang Names given to a pair of companions, usually male, of whom one is tall and the other short.
1962, "Facial Farceur" (film review of A Matter of WHO), Time, 10 Aug.,
The bowler-hatted Terry-Thomas and Cooper's gangling American business partner (Alex Nicol) team up, Mutt-and-Jeff fashion.
Noun
en noun
en good cop bad cop.
Usage notes
The "Mutt" is the bad cop and the "Jeff" is the good cop.
Adjective
en Cockney rhyming slang comparable Deaf.
en coordinated pairs eponyms