Submitted by PokeBattle_Fan t3_z6tdti in explainlikeimfive
Schnutzel t1_iy368pd wrote
Reply to comment by coredump3d in ELI5:How did people start calling police officer using a ''nickname''? by PokeBattle_Fan
All of these are incorrect, it comes from the verb "cop" which means "to seize/capture".
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