Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cop shop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
cop shop
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A police station.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cop (“police officer”) + shop (“workplace”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

cop shops (plural)

Questions

What does cop shop mean?
A police station.
Where does cop shop come from?
From cop (“police officer”) + shop (“workplace”).

How to pronounce cop shop

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