cop to
phrasal verb
copped to; copping to; cops to
US slang
: to admit to doing (something)
He agreed to cop to a misdemeanor.
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The only difference is that Tamra cops to it.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
This summer, Joel McHale similarly copped to having undergone four different hair transplants.
—Valeriya Chupinina, Allure, 19 Sep. 2025
By season 1's conclusion, Fisk has taken over the city's government as mayor, locked away any potential threats to his power in a secret prison, installed his own shadow force of corrupt cops to exact his will, outlawed vigilanteism, and declared martial law.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
So, against the background of Zapad and its attendant saber-rattling, Lukashenko may be playing good cop to Putin’s bad cop.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
This summer, Joel McHale similarly copped to having undergone four different hair transplants.
—Valeriya Chupinina, Allure, 19 Sep. 2025
By season 1's conclusion, Fisk has taken over the city's government as mayor, locked away any potential threats to his power in a secret prison, installed his own shadow force of corrupt cops to exact his will, outlawed vigilanteism, and declared martial law.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
So, against the background of Zapad and its attendant saber-rattling, Lukashenko may be playing good cop to Putin’s bad cop.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Cop to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cop%20to. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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