cops

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɒps/ SAMPA: /kQps/ (UK)
• Homophone: copse

Noun

cops

1. (slang) Plural form of cop. Police officers.
   • 1986: Liam Sternberg (performed by The Bangles), Walk Like an Egyptian

     All the cops in the donut shops say, "Way-oh-way-oh-way-ooo-aaa-ooo"

2. (slang, with the) The police, considered as a group entity.
   • 1906: Horatio Alger, Joe the Hotel Boy

     "Maybe he'll git the cops after you, Jack." "I'll watch out fer dat, Nick, an' you must watch out too," answered Jack Sagger.

Translations

police

French: vaches (fr) f. pl. (cows), bœufs (fr) m. pl. (oxen) (Québec), chiens (fr) m. pl. (dogs) (Québec), vandames (fr) m. pl., cognes (fr) m. pl. (the beat), cakes (fr) m. pl. (the cakes)

Verb

cops

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cop.

Anagrams

• COSP, PCOS, PCSO, scop

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French

Noun

cops m. pl.

1. Plural form of cop.