Dirty Harry

noun

Etymology

After Dirty Harry, a fictional police detective who (in the film) tells his partner that he is called Dirty Harry because he gets all the dirty jobs.

Definitions

  1. A police officer who is reckless, disregards practices and policies, or who practices…

    A police officer who is reckless, disregards practices and policies, or who practices vigilantism or uses excessive force.

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