It's probably C.O.P., short for capitalist oligarchic pig
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i really want this to be the correct etymological origin of the word cop
I have heard it's because their badges were copper and got shortened to cop. I have no proof.
It is short for copper, but not the metal.
"To cop" means "to arrest or detain" someone. So a "copper" is someone who cops people.
You may be familiar with the phrase "that's a fair cop". Which would be an admission that the arrest is fair.
Neat! Thanks!
i read that it's from the archaic verb "cop" which means "to seize", so the old brits used to call them coppers, then that got shortened to cop, and it's still in use today.
Archaic? I think we use this word in modern English, as in, "to cop a feel."
cop as in a feel i think has a different meaning as to cop a criminal.
I'm afraid I can't help you, but thr reason the answer is wrong is because Pig isn't a job, it's a calling.
I honestly feel bad calling cops pigs. Pigs can be sweet and useful animals.
People aren't born swine
RIP Andre Braughter the only person who could humanize a cop twice over
And only him because otherwise I don't care
they prefer to be called "porcine americans" thank you very much
Anyone know what the circles mean when they’re like this in a crossword?
means it's part of a clue. in this case it's 6 above's clue which is "Approximate shape of this puzzle's white squares... and a synonym of the circled letters"
Oh ok thanks. When I did this puzzle I finished it before the vertical clues so I never saw that I guess.
No problem. If you want another tip: when a clue ends in a question mark, perhaps, or maybe it means that the answer or clue is a pun.
I play the Sunday as a group and my God. Crosswords have some of the most bullshit rules.
You can put multiple letters on a single square? Reebus. You can also have an answer that's a whole phrase instead of a word.
Sundays are fucked up tbh
YEAH i hate rebuses. I did almost a puzzle daily last year and have only gotten 1 rebus without help.
That's helpful, thanks!
Are the vegans alright?
Why do I feel embarrassed simply watching these people be cringe for, presumably (hopefully), humor?
I really can't tell if they are serious or not
They're so delicious though
Which crossword game is this?
The New York Times mini crossword. There's a new one everyday and it's free to play!
an inferior one to the godly Guardian Cryptic Crossword
Not sure what I'm looking at
NYT mini crossword :)