Mutt and Jeff

== English == === Etymology === From characters in a comic strip by U.S. cartoonist Harry Conway ("Bud") Fisher, first published in 1908. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Mutt and Jeff pl (plural only) (chiefly US, slang) Names given to a pair of companions, usually male, of whom one is tall and the other short. 1962, "Facial Farceur" (film review of A Matter of WHO), Time, 10 Aug., The bowler-hatted Terry-Thomas and Cooper's gangling American business partner (Alex Nicol) team up, Mutt-and-Jeff fashion. === Noun === Mutt and Jeff Synonym of good cop bad cop. ==== Usage notes ==== The "Mutt" is the bad cop and the "Jeff" is the good cop. === Adjective === Mutt and Jeff (comparative more Mutt and Jeff, superlative most Mutt and Jeff) (Cockney rhyming slang, comparable) Deaf.