Copper
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A slang term used for police officers.
see also [pig],[50]
the term coppers can be traced back tot he early 19th century in new york city when the first police force consisting of an 8 men unarmed patrol unit wore on their shirt an 8 point copper badge to distinguish themselves as officers of the law. as a result the general public started calling them coppers -
Term used by gangsters in the 20s and 30s for a police officer.
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(Mainly Brit.)
A term used for spare or loose change.
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a bullet.
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The term Copper was the original, unshortened word, originally used in Britain to mean someone who captures. (In British English the term Cop is recorded (Shorter Oxford Dictionary) in the sense of To Capture from 1704, derived from the Latin Capere via the Old French Caper). The common myth is that its a term referring to the police officers buttons which are made of copper.
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a cop, pig, policeman, etc, given to eating large amounts of donuts and harrassing [speeders] and citizens passing by. Restraurant owners put up with them due to fear of retribution; however they are avoided at all costs by others. The IQ of coppers is limited by law, because they must not realize just how stupid they are or they may quit.......and thus the world would turn to [decadence] [ad infinitum]......or would it??
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copper: short for cop which refers to a [police officer] who [enforces] [the law].
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[The taste] of a [girls] [genitals] according to a guy.
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THEYRE [ADDING] COPPER TO [MINECRAFT] [HOLY SHIT]
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a chemical element that is a reddish-brown metal, used especially for making wire and coins:
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