Meaning of Rockfordesque | Babel Free

Definitions

Reminiscent of the television series The Rockford Files or its main character, a laid-back blue-collar private investigator.

Examples

“Rockfordesque Nick Ryder (Joe Penny) insists that he would rather use hunches than statistics, that he cannot wear a coat and tie to work, and that if he saw the corporate atmosphere at TriCor, "Sam Spade would puke."”

“2001, February 16. Allan Johnson, "Tuning In, Tuning Out", The Chicago Tribune. His latest is "The Tin Collectors" (St. Martin's Press, $24.95), about a Rockfordesque detective at the center of an Internal Affairs investigation that becomes much more.”

“2009. Kelli Jae Baeli, Armchair Detective, Lesbian Literati Press. I vaulted to the hood of the Olds' in true Rockfordesque style, and rolled over, falling off the other side, landing hard upon the pavement.”

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