"cop shop" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 cop shop.ogg [Australia] Forms: cop shops [plural]
Etymology: From cop (“police officer”) + shop (“workplace”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|cop||police officer}} cop (“police officer”), {{m|en|shop||workplace}} shop (“workplace”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cop shop (plural cop shops)
  1. (UK, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, slang) A police station. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, slang

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