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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No other adult who could play bad cop to her good cop, or vice versa.
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Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
But hiring off-duty cops to intimidate and extort victims, or throw them in jail, represented a significant escalation.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Years from now, when this wild Sunday in Broncos history comes up in conversation, nobody will cop to leaving early.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
In September, the burger diner chain, on social media, copped to being behind a billboard in Nashville, Tennessee, calling for the ouster of Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
But hiring off-duty cops to intimidate and extort victims, or throw them in jail, represented a significant escalation.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Years from now, when this wild Sunday in Broncos history comes up in conversation, nobody will cop to leaving early.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
In September, the burger diner chain, on social media, copped to being behind a billboard in Nashville, Tennessee, calling for the ouster of Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cop to
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“Cop to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cop%20to. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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