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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Neat! Thanks!