CRACKED explains the fakeness of TV #Cops in a report linked through 'that word' below; but first I want to understand that word better. And I find you understand words better if you look at 'the words at their base' (then going on to look at the words at those words' bases, then the words at those words' bases, etc.-etc. ad infinitum)
The word “Cop” is an abbreviation of #Copper, the agent-noun (probably criminals' slang) for 'to Cop' (British verb meaning "to |Seize, |Catch, |Capture or |Arrest of a Criminal")---probably built on ancient words that mean "to Take, Grasp" or "to Buy (Cheap)." #Copped #Copping #CopShop #CopsAndRobbers #CopOut
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