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cop shop

(UK, NZ, Australia, Canada, slang) A police station.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

(UK, NZ, Australia, Canada, slang) A police station.

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  • “Those little old ladies love it ,a day out and the most exciting thing to have happened to them probably in years .A cup of tea and a biscuit down the cop shop .”

1977-1984, Cop Shop (title of an Australian television series).
Origin: From police officer + workplace. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Those little old ladies love it ,a day out and the most exciting thing to have happened to them probably in years .A cup of tea and a biscuit down the cop shop .”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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