Hollywood Movie - Sphere
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@locallunatic said:
@PJH said:
To cop had the meaning of 'to catch' or 'to get'. This first appeared in the English language in the early 1700s.
I'm assuming, of course, that the only association you have with the word 'cop' is to do with law enforcement.Ah, OK so it's one of those things. Yeah in the US (or parts of it I've lived in as blakey always points out things vary greatly depending on state/region) cop is either law enforcment or much more rarely you can cop to something which is taking the blame for it. But neither matches up well with the idiom so it doesn't make sense to people with only those two.
cop
noun /käp/
cops, plural
A police officer
verb /käp/
copped, past participle; copped, past tense; copping, present participle; cops, 3rd person singular present
Catch or arrest (an offender)
- he was copped for speeding
Incur (something unwelcome) - the team's captain copped most of the blame
Obtain (an illegal drug)
- he copped some hash for me
Steal
- he watched her cop a pair of earrings and then nabbed her at the door
Receive or attain (something welcome)
- she copped an award for her role in the film
Strike (an attitude or pose)
- I copped an attitude—I acted real tough
noun
cops, plural
A conical or cylindrical roll of thread wound onto a spindle.
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@Nagesh said:
cop
noun /käp/
cops, plural
A police officer
verb /käp/
copped, past participle; copped, past tense; copping, present participle; cops, 3rd person singular present
Catch or arrest (an offender)
- he was copped for speeding
Incur (something unwelcome) - the team's captain copped most of the blame
Obtain (an illegal drug) - he copped some hash for me
Steal - he watched her cop a pair of earrings and then nabbed her at the door
Receive or attain (something welcome) - she copped an award for her role in the film
Strike (an attitude or pose) - I copped an attitude—I acted real tough
noun
cops, plural
A conical or cylindrical roll of thread wound onto a spindle.
Wow, thank you for repeating the same shit we already know.
- he was copped for speeding
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Perhaps he's just demonstrating our UK investment hasn't gone to waste.
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@Cassidy said:
Perhaps he's just demonstrating our UK investment hasn't gone to waste.
Did you copped an attitude, just now?
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Yup. I catched on.
