Where Does Word Cop Come From

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Where Does Word Cop Come From. Web cop (n.) policeman, 1859, abbreviation (said to be originally thieves' slang) of earlier copper (n.2), which is. Web use of the term “cop” to refer to a police officer came about because a “copper” is someone who captures or seizes.

Comment Cop on Twitter
Comment Cop on Twitter

Web use of the term “cop” to refer to a police officer came about because a “copper” is someone who captures or seizes. Web cop (n.) policeman, 1859, abbreviation (said to be originally thieves' slang) of earlier copper (n.2), which is.

Web cop (n.) policeman, 1859, abbreviation (said to be originally thieves' slang) of earlier copper (n.2), which is. Web cop (n.) policeman, 1859, abbreviation (said to be originally thieves' slang) of earlier copper (n.2), which is. Web use of the term “cop” to refer to a police officer came about because a “copper” is someone who captures or seizes.