"cop-call" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cop-calls [present, singular, third-person], cop-calling [participle, present], cop-called [participle, past], cop-called [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|cop-calls|cop-calling|cop-called|cop-called}} cop-call (third-person singular simple present cop-calls, present participle cop-calling, simple past and past participle cop-called)
  1. (slang, derogatory, transitive, intransitive) To frequently contact the police or other authorities to harass those whom they are disenchanted with or at odds. Tags: derogatory, intransitive, slang, transitive Derived forms: cop-caller, cop-calling
    Sense id: en-cop-call-en-verb-IEF-zAgo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
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          "source": "w"
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        "To frequently contact the police or other authorities to harass those whom they are disenchanted with or at odds."
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          "derogatory",
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        [
          "frequently",
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        ],
        [
          "contact",
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        ],
        [
          "police",
          "police"
        ],
        [
          "authorities",
          "authorities"
        ],
        [
          "harass",
          "harass"
        ],
        [
          "disenchanted",
          "disenchanted"
        ],
        [
          "at odds",
          "at odds"
        ]
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        "(slang, derogatory, transitive, intransitive) To frequently contact the police or other authorities to harass those whom they are disenchanted with or at odds."
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        "intransitive",
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    }
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    {
      "word": "cop-caller"
    },
    {
      "word": "cop-calling"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cop-called",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "name": "en-verb"
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        "To frequently contact the police or other authorities to harass those whom they are disenchanted with or at odds."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "frequently",
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        ],
        [
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        [
          "police",
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        [
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "at odds",
          "at odds"
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        "(slang, derogatory, transitive, intransitive) To frequently contact the police or other authorities to harass those whom they are disenchanted with or at odds."
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