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cop shop

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From cop (“police officer”) + shop (“workplace”).

noun cop shops

  1. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, slang A police station. 1977-1984, Cop Shop (title of an Australian television series).

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"cop shop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cop%20shop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cop shop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cop%20shop

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"cop shop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cop%20shop.

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@misc{cop_shop_2026,
  title = {cop shop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cop%20shop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}