cops and robbers
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɒps ˈænd ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɑps ˈɛnd ˈɹɑ.bɚs/
Noun
cops and robbers (uncountable)
- (playground games) A game played by schoolchildren in which the "robbers" have to steal "gold" and return it to their "base" without being caught by the "cops" and taken to "jail". When in "jail", "prisoners" can be "freed" by other "robbers".
Translations
schoolchildren's game
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