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cop shop

cop shop noun: a police station.

Noun

cop shop (plural cop shops)

  1. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, slang) A police station.
    • 1977-1984, Cop Shop (title of an Australian television series).
    • Billy Suggs spotted Sam standing outside the cop shop when he still was two blocks away.2005, Steve Brewer, Boost, page 42

Examples of cop shop in a sentence

  • “Could you go up the cop shop and bring Paul home again” said Heather.2007, Rachel Bramble, Stephanie Clover, page 47:
  • He then drove up to the township and dragged me inside the cop shop.2011, Robert Watkins, A Face in the Crowd, page 40:

Forms of cop shop

pluralcop shops

Origin of cop shop

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

Questions about cop shop

What does cop shop mean?
Cop shop means a police station.
How do you use cop shop in a sentence?
“Could you go up the cop shop and bring Paul home again” said Heather.
What part of speech is cop shop?
Cop shop is a noun.
What is the plural of cop shop?
The plural of cop shop is cop shops.

Words near cop shop in the dictionary

  1. cop on
  2. cop one's whack
  3. cop oneself on
  4. cop onto
  5. cop out
  6. cop shop
  7. cop shops
  8. cop the bun
  9. cop the needle
  10. cop wise
  11. cop-call

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