Mutt and Jeff

noun, adj — 2 senses

Mutt and Jeff

noun

Etymology From characters in a comic strip by U.S. cartoonist Harry Conway ("Bud") Fisher, first published in 1908.

1

Synonym of good cop bad cop.

Mutt and Jeff

adj

Etymology From characters in a comic strip by U.S. cartoonist Harry Conway ("Bud") Fisher, first published in 1908.

1

Cockney, Slang Deaf.

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