KEYSTONE COPS


Meaning of KEYSTONE COPS in English

ˌKeystone ˈCops, the BrE AmE

a group of characters in humorous US SILENT FILM s . They are police officers who are very stupid and are always making silly mistakes. A group of people, especially policemen, are sometimes compared to the Keystone Cops if they fail to do something properly because they have made stupid mistakes.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.