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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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.
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Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
Things get complicated when Shay recruits the neighborhood creep for backup and Yaki brings in an ex-cop to smoke out his blackmailer.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
The only difference is that Tamra cops to it.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 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
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Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
Things get complicated when Shay recruits the neighborhood creep for backup and Yaki brings in an ex-cop to smoke out his blackmailer.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
The only difference is that Tamra cops to it.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 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
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“Cop to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cop%20to. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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