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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Instead the Anjanette Young ordinance, named after the Black social worker who police handcuffed and left naked in her home while serving a warrant at the wrong address, will require cops to wait 30 seconds before entry.
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, the Parks and Rec alum will next be seen playing the cop to Margaret Qualley's PI in Honey, Don't.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
If Erik Spoelstra is playing bad cop to motivate Kel’el Ware, then who plays good cop? – Sanders.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
The proverbial good cop to Valdez’s bad cop, D’Amico narrates one of Lucius’ most significant offstage moments, similarly to Mary Jane’s monologues about Angel.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, the Parks and Rec alum will next be seen playing the cop to Margaret Qualley's PI in Honey, Don't.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
If Erik Spoelstra is playing bad cop to motivate Kel’el Ware, then who plays good cop? – Sanders.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
The proverbial good cop to Valdez’s bad cop, D’Amico narrates one of Lucius’ most significant offstage moments, similarly to Mary Jane’s monologues about Angel.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 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 31 Aug. 2025.
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