cop to
phrasal verb
copped to; copping to; cops to
US slang
: to admit to doing (something)
He agreed to cop to a misdemeanor.
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Stealing the spotlight, though, was SNL alum Andy Samberg, popping up as the dead bear that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. copped to leaving in Central Park years ago.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Nov. 2024
Lambesis infamously spent nearly three years in prison after pleading guilty to soliciting an undercover cop to murder his then-wife and relaunched the band in 2018 after his release from prison.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Aisha closes the French doors to keep out the street noise, and Travis files a noise complaint that leads the cops to shut down Earl’s block party.
—Terry Nguyen, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2024
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Nov. 2024
Lambesis infamously spent nearly three years in prison after pleading guilty to soliciting an undercover cop to murder his then-wife and relaunched the band in 2018 after his release from prison.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
For now, Chow himself might cop to the platitudinous quality of his own descriptions.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Aisha closes the French doors to keep out the street noise, and Travis files a noise complaint that leads the cops to shut down Earl’s block party.
—Terry Nguyen, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Cop to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cop%20to. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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