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outofnames asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 decade ago

where did the word cops come from or start?

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  • Jake C
    1 decade ago
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    The word cop originated in britain where the constables wore copper buttons. For some time they were called coppers, which was shortened to cop.

  • MIDIhead
    1 decade ago

    Community Oriented Policing Services

    Source(s): http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/
  • patticharron
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    COP = Constable On Patrol

  • drstella
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    As answer no 1 but also PEELERS from their originator, Robert Peel

    Good 'innit ??

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  • Jeannie
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Short for copper. A copper was someone who caught you, after the crime you pulled.

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