QUESTION 53
ML was right. They turn white.
Where does the word "cop" come from?
posted by danielle @ 8:53 AM
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Where does the word "cop" come from?
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5 Comments:
It's another word for a po po, the fuzz, pig, the police,...a police officer. Cop. ;)
Wow, Danielle, couldn't you have used a bigger font or something. WOWOW I finally got one right!!! Yes. And a good reason not to have a koi pond in the shade!
About today's question [feeling lucky now...], I had always thought it was a reference to the copper police badges.
But a recent show on law enforcment happened to mention that the word "cop" meant "to grab" or "nab" or otherwise catch criminals.
...and yes, I'm feeling lucky 'cause Riquel's not playing right now....!
It is disputed, but most people in the know seem to agree that it is a shortening of copper. But where did the term come from? At one time people reportedly showed copper coins as they passed a policeman thus calling them copper.
sounds as good of an answer as any to me.
ml -
If we focus on language...there are several languages that the term may have come from each seem to translate in english to "to take," I believe that is what you are refering to.
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