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British Slang: Cop / Copper

Cop [kɔp] / Copper ['kɔpə] — a police officer (cop is short for copper). It can also mean an arrest or a catch, as in 'It's a fair cop'. Used in negative…

Cop [kɔp] / Copper ['kɔpə]

A police officer (cop is short for copper).

An arrest or a catch, for example 'It's a fair cop'.

Used in negative form to mean little value, for example 'that's not much cop'.

To get or to obtain (to get), for example 'cop off with', 'cop a feel' or 'cop a load of that'.

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