English · Word Candidate

finest

/ˈfaɪnɪst/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Police officers.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Các sĩ quan cảnh sát

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NounRegister: US, informal

Examples

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

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Members of the military.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thành viên của quân đội

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

NounRegister: US, informal

Examples

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?"

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “finest” mean?

Police officers.

Is “finest” formal or informal?

finest is generally US, informal.