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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Matty happily cops to having ADHD, but he’s replaced the adrenaline-pursuing deathtrap of getting high with more positive endeavors that include but are not limited to the television show, bestselling cookbooks, and a clothing line for larger men.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
Andrew Cuomo The lynchpin of Cuomo’s safety pitch is hiring 5,000 new cops to bring NYPD staffing to 1990s levels and doubling the number of officers patrolling the subways to 4,000.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
If a Kardashian had copped to a butt lift 10 years ago, some of us might have felt a little relief from the era’s massive-ass craze, but chances are plenty of people would have just gotten a butt lift and moved on (and people did that in droves without the confirmation regardless).
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 4 June 2025
Unfortunately for Kendall, Charlie has already pushed the button that alerts the cops to trouble at the store.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 June 2025
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
Andrew Cuomo The lynchpin of Cuomo’s safety pitch is hiring 5,000 new cops to bring NYPD staffing to 1990s levels and doubling the number of officers patrolling the subways to 4,000.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
If a Kardashian had copped to a butt lift 10 years ago, some of us might have felt a little relief from the era’s massive-ass craze, but chances are plenty of people would have just gotten a butt lift and moved on (and people did that in droves without the confirmation regardless).
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 4 June 2025
Unfortunately for Kendall, Charlie has already pushed the button that alerts the cops to trouble at the store.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for cop to
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“Cop to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cop%20to. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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