Keystone Kop

[ kop ]

/ kɒp /

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noun

Usually Keystone Kops. (in early silent movies) a team of comic policemen noted for their slapstick routines.

Also Keystone Cop . a person noted for bungling inefficiency: a backfield of Keystone Kops.

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Words nearby Keystone Kop

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How to use Keystone Kop in a sentence

Congress is nearing a vote on the Keystone XL pipeline, and lawmakers made their cases for—and against—it Sunday.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Jan. 4|PunditFact.com|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Therefore, we should—you guessed it—develop the Canadian tar sands and build the Keystone pipeline.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline|Jay Michaelson|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From the looks of it, mistletoe is a keystone species and plays a crucial role in that forest ecosystem.
Mistletoe is the Vampire of Plants|Helen Thompson|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But if Clinton waded into the natural gas debate, she entirely avoided the Keystone one.
Hillary Praises Fracking, Stays Silent on Keystone|David Freedlander|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They have made Keystone XL the poster child of their climate-change efforts.
Why the Keystone XL Pipeline May Not Be Built|Robert Bryce|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
See how readily he gave the keystone of the whole situation to you.
Pharaoh's Broker|Ellsworth Douglass
"Darling distinguished himself at Spion Kop, you know," Mayhan gave tribute as he unwound some iodoform gauze.
The Tigress|Anne Warner
The “kop” is a cliff-like promontory overhanging a valley or plain, nearly synonymous with the American “bluff.”
The Vee-Boers|Mayne Reid
High in air was the reptile raised, to be hoisted yet higher, as soon as the Karl-kop set foot on land.
The Vee-Boers|Mayne Reid
She wore, just where they seemed to be needed,—as the keystone is needed in an arch,—a few fine gems.
Unveiling a Parallel|Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and Ella Marchant