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Thugalug t1_iy33feg wrote

Reply to comment by wzl46 in ELI5:How did people start calling police officer using a ''nickname''? by PokeBattle_Fan

Cop is short for Constable of Police, thats where its from

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coredump3d t1_iy34rvj wrote

Are you sure? That sounds more like a backronym to me than an actual derivative streetword. From what i also heard, policemen used to wear copper badges or helmets (?) and the distinctive appear made them be called "cop" as a slang

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