finest

noun — 2 senses

finest

noun

/ˈfaɪnɪst/

1

US, Informal Police officers.

Often preceded by the

  • Fifty of New York's finest were on hand for security.
2

US, Informal Members of the military.

  • 1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Told him I'd had a fun time with a sailor & he said, "Oh no! Are you corrupting our country's finest?"
Related terms
bravest, Officer Friendly

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