trucy@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 months agoThen what is the correct answer rulelemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down10
arrow-up1237arrow-down1imageThen what is the correct answer rulelemmy.blahaj.zonetrucy@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareactiv8rlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 months agoIt is short for copper, but not the metal. “To cop” means “to arrest or detain” someone. So a “copper” is someone who cops people. You may be familiar with the phrase “that’s a fair cop”. Which would be an admission that the arrest is fair.
It is short for copper, but not the metal.
“To cop” means “to arrest or detain” someone. So a “copper” is someone who cops people.
You may be familiar with the phrase “that’s a fair cop”. Which would be an admission that the arrest is fair.
Neat! Thanks!