The Departed (2006) vocabulary: the 869 English words to know

1389 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 76% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 87%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
cop 56
00:04:43When I was your age, they would say we could become cops or criminals.
rat 27
00:44:20We think Costello's got a rat in the state police.
undercover 14
00:24:02Staff Sergeant Dignam is our liaison to the undercover section.
file 12
00:54:30I looked at your file.
weapon 11
00:54:02If they've had trouble at home, if they've had to use their weapons...
arrest 10
00:32:03I'll always have a job. I'll just arrest innocent people.
prick 9
00:35:43Plus, I don't know if it's beyond some fucking cop prick like Queenan...
microprocessor 8
00:24:30...what I have is microprocessors.
van 7
00:28:24All right, it's a blue sedan and then a white van.
unit 7
00:08:25- ... to the Special Investigation Unit. - Whoop-de-fucking-do.
tail 7
00:28:17Hi, Dad. I had no idea about the tail until I saw it.
fuck up 7
00:10:35How fucked up are you?
lawyer 6
00:47:41He paged his lawyer but the lawyer hasn't called back yet.
sergeant 6
00:08:44- Thank you, sergeant. - My pleasure.
papers 6
00:16:48- Yeah, it's got... - Just give me the papers.
remind 6
00:46:56May I remind you, in this archdiocese, God don't run the bingo.
motherfucker 6
00:13:43Tell me, what's a lace-curtain motherfucker like you doing in the staties?
identity 6
00:24:17You will not ever know the identity of undercover people.
sarge 6
00:26:44- Welcome to the neighborhood. - Different breed down here, sarge.
informant 6
00:25:35We'd miss less if you made your informants available to us and the Bureau.
cocksucker 6
00:47:15Enjoy your clams, cocksuckers.
trooper 6
00:07:05Congratulations to all our new troopers.
find out 6
00:10:04He got popped by Nicastro in '95. We found his body out by the airport.
jail 5
00:17:54You'll do enough jail time to convince anyone this is no setup.
search 5
00:07:58State police, search warrant! State police, open the door!
department 5
00:12:44...in the department. Let's go to work.
arm 5
00:35:13- He's clean. - Arm.
pop 5
00:10:04He got popped by Nicastro in '95. We found his body out by the airport.
bullshit 5
00:31:53Sometimes I want people to forget their personal bullshit and do their jobs.
cousin 5
00:19:03- Yeah, that's my cousin. - Connected. Not too bright.
crew 5
01:11:53...we got a cop in my crew.
access 5
00:44:27Do we have direct access to Queenan's undercovers?
funeral 5
00:10:12- I remember his funeral. - Oh, good.
license 5
00:42:44- Where's your license? - What license?
surveillance 5
00:28:27It's fucked up with graffiti. And the van is the audio surveillance.
supper 5
00:48:42...tell her you're not gonna be home for supper.
cunt 5
00:09:36We would be cunts.
guinea 5
00:01:08True guineas.
show up 5
00:47:49- And the guy didn't show up? - No.
shut up 5
00:21:16Would you shut the fuck up for five seconds, huh?
turn off 5
00:47:59Give me your phone. Turn that off.
carry 4
00:05:10Take, for instance, what you carry, 9mm hollow-point.
joke 4
00:16:14...eating issues, which is a joke. Not a very funny one.
cash 4
00:59:54I don't know what they are, you don't know what they are. Who gives a fuck. Cash.
difference 4
00:04:57...what's the difference?
computer 4
00:24:39These are the kind they put into computers...
rid 4
00:41:06Get rid of this.
grand 4
00:13:36If I was, I'd ask you why you're a statie making 30 grand a year.
however 4
00:13:04Three-decker men at best. You, however, grew up...
empty 4
00:28:45Don't let me go back empty-handed. Don't do this. I wanna help you.
goddamn 4
00:55:43- Fuck you, motherfucker! - Goddamn it, stop it! That's an order!
drug 4
00:23:04You make one more drug deal...
pretend 4
00:11:38Why are you pretending to be a cop?
staff 4
00:09:40Staff Sergeant Dignam has a style of his own.
cheese 4
00:02:55Do you like bologna and cheese? Give him some cold cuts.
period 4
00:02:24You get your period yet, Carmen?
warrant 4
00:07:58State police, search warrant! State police, open the door!
detail 4
00:25:38Without asking for too many details, do you have anyone in with Costello now?
pussy 4
00:05:42Firemen getting pussy for the first time in the history of fire or pussy.
leak 4
00:24:20Unfortunately, this shithole has more leaks than the Iraqi navy.
involve 4
00:17:38...but there's a bonus involved.
marsh 4
00:09:57He was a carpet layer for Jordan Marsh.
erase 4
00:55:19How about we just erase your file, huh?
congratulation 4
00:07:05Congratulations to all our new troopers.
get out 4
00:23:58Get the fuck out of here.
give up 4
01:16:19Costello's giving people up to the FBI.
take off 4
00:34:27Contra-fucking-band. Take your shoes off.
cry 3
00:36:41...let's not cry over spilled guineas.
contact 3
01:05:41You know, direct contact with your guys would have its advantages.
store 3
00:28:49Come to my store next Friday. I'll give you the money.
reach 3
00:43:55- He was... - He was reaching for his cigarettes.
dirty 3
00:29:19These are dirty people. Don't you know that?
address 3
00:47:38We're getting a warrant. Can't get an address off him.
spot 3
01:03:30- We have a blind spot. - Why do we have a blind spot?
surprised 3
00:30:26I just, you know, because it was a French restaurant I was surprised.
account 3
01:18:14...your social and license number, your bank account numbers.
tape 3
02:15:20He put all the tapes in a box and kept them with his lawyer. That was his insurance.
project 3
00:13:01Fucking family's dug into the Southie projects like ticks.
criminal 3
00:04:43When I was your age, they would say we could become cops or criminals.
target 3
00:05:07...as it hits a target and the destruction that it causes.
prepare 3
02:22:26Prepare to fire.
social 3
01:12:20Get me social-security numbers, get me...
bullet 3
00:05:20...ten little particles of the bullet that are like razor blades...
signal 3
01:01:48All cellphone signals are under surveillance...
roof 3
01:47:32- Something came off the fucking roof. - It's a fucking body.
murderer 3
00:52:53...with a mass murderer.
downstairs 3
00:41:10Put it downstairs. Here. Go ahead, thank you.
airport 3
00:10:04He got popped by Nicastro in '95. We found his body out by the airport.
rise 3
00:08:38You're a worker. You rise fast.
regular 3
00:07:52This is not the regular police...
neighborhood 3
00:26:44- Welcome to the neighborhood. - Different breed down here, sarge.
load 3
00:04:51When you're facing a loaded gun...
juice 3
00:22:05Cranberry juice.
cigarette 3
00:43:06I was going for my fucking cigarettes!
dump 3
00:25:32You do not want to miss it if Costello takes a dump.
earn 3
00:03:23You ever wanna earn a little extra money, you come by L Street.
federal 3
00:11:31...to federal officers, among many, many, many other departures...
behavior 3
00:11:34- ... from our normative behavior. - And what's this got to do with me?
self 3
00:14:40What we do not deal with is self-deception.
environment 3
00:00:38I don't wanna be a product of my environment.
cock 3
01:11:41Do you like Little Miss Thing sucking on your cock?
policeman 3
00:15:12What's this I hear from Stephanie about you becoming a policeman?
parent 3
00:32:20I say, "Why don't you go to Parents Without Partners?"
tend 3
00:10:00Uncle Jackie was a small-time bookie who tended bar at the Vets in Somerville.
cellphone 3
01:01:48All cellphone signals are under surveillance...
shrink 3
00:17:57You'll be on probation, see a court-ordered shrink...
reliable 3
00:37:17...who's reliable?
homo 3
00:05:46Hey, go save a kitten in a tree, you fucking homos.
depart 3
00:17:01May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed...
mushroom 3
00:05:13When the hollow-point hits the skull, what happens is it mushrooms.
transaction 3
00:59:48Our target is a major transaction of microprocessors.
allegedly 3
00:26:20Allegedly.
whiff 3
01:52:20...he's so hot for me, we give him a whiff of my ass, he'll crawl right in it.
bookie 3
00:10:00Uncle Jackie was a small-time bookie who tended bar at the Vets in Somerville.
cranberry 3
00:22:05Cranberry juice.
immaculate 3
01:23:05We looked at all possible candidates. You have an immaculate record.
calm down 3
00:55:06Calm down. Most people do it every day. What's the big deal?
come out 3
01:06:58Cars are moving, but did you see anybody come out?
get up 3
01:47:46We gotta get on foot if you want me to get up on this thing.
set up 3
00:25:29He set up the whole fucking job and popped Kennefick.
statie 3
00:13:36If I was, I'd ask you why you're a statie making 30 grand a year.
staty 3
00:13:43Tell me, what's a lace-curtain motherfucker like you doing in the staties?
boyfriend 2
01:08:52- My boyfriend? - Yeah.
upset 2
01:56:32...is on a leave of absence. He's very upset.
doubt 2
01:09:20People have doubts and problems.
decision 2
01:20:37- You have to make a... - A decision.
plane 2
01:07:46I'm getting on a plane unless you put Queenan on.
tree 2
00:05:46Hey, go save a kitten in a tree, you fucking homos.
beer 2
00:07:24- We're going for a beer. You wanna come? - No, I'll catch up with you guys.
usually 2
00:20:36You know what you usually say at these moments.
patient 2
00:58:46Why is the last patient of the day always the hardest one?
choose 2
01:20:36You have to choose.
foot 2
01:47:46We gotta get on foot if you want me to get up on this thing.
action 2
01:00:12Our unit will not take action.
smoke 2
01:00:39I'm gonna smoke. You don't smoke? One of those fitness freaks, huh? Go fuck yourself.
low 2
01:25:39I know, but, Frank, lookit. For me, you gotta lay low.
twice 2
00:47:53- And he beeped him? - Twice.
mention 2
01:05:01If we had some Homeland Security money like some douche bags I could mention...
study 2
00:05:04Terminal ballistics is the study of a projectile...
heavy 2
01:35:27"Heavy lies the crown" sort of thing.
ridiculous 2
00:58:07You're fucking ridiculous.
weekend 2
00:13:23...on the weekends. I got that right?
lay 2
01:25:39I know, but, Frank, lookit. For me, you gotta lay low.
excellent 2
00:21:56Uncle Jackie was excellent.
dick 2
00:08:41Like a 12-year-old's dick.
code 2
01:50:03- I need those codes. - No.
restaurant 2
00:30:26I just, you know, because it was a French restaurant I was surprised.
blind 2
01:03:30- We have a blind spot. - Why do we have a blind spot?
cup 2
00:26:49I need a cup of coffee.
milk 2
00:02:50Vin, get him a couple loaves of bread, couple half-gallons of milk.

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