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[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's probably C.O.P., short for capitalist oligarchic pig

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Citizen Oppression Patrol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i really want this to be the correct etymological origin of the word cop

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I have heard it's because their badges were copper and got shortened to cop. I have no proof.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is short for copper, but not the metal.
"To cop" means "to arrest or detain" someone. So a "copper" is someone who cops people.

You may be familiar with the phrase "that's a fair cop". Which would be an admission that the arrest is fair.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Neat! Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i read that it's from the archaic verb "cop" which means "to seize", so the old brits used to call them coppers, then that got shortened to cop, and it's still in use today.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Archaic? I think we use this word in modern English, as in, "to cop a feel."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

cop as in a feel i think has a different meaning as to cop a criminal.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm afraid I can't help you, but thr reason the answer is wrong is because Pig isn't a job, it's a calling.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

I honestly feel bad calling cops pigs. Pigs can be sweet and useful animals.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

People aren't born swine

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

RIP Andre Braughter the only person who could humanize a cop twice over

And only him because otherwise I don't care

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

they prefer to be called "porcine americans" thank you very much

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Anyone know what the circles mean when they’re like this in a crossword?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

means it's part of a clue. in this case it's 6 above's clue which is "Approximate shape of this puzzle's white squares... and a synonym of the circled letters"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh ok thanks. When I did this puzzle I finished it before the vertical clues so I never saw that I guess.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No problem. If you want another tip: when a clue ends in a question mark, perhaps, or maybe it means that the answer or clue is a pun.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I play the Sunday as a group and my God. Crosswords have some of the most bullshit rules.

You can put multiple letters on a single square? Reebus. You can also have an answer that's a whole phrase instead of a word.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Sundays are fucked up tbh

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

YEAH i hate rebuses. I did almost a puzzle daily last year and have only gotten 1 rebus without help.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

That's helpful, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Are the vegans alright?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Why do I feel embarrassed simply watching these people be cringe for, presumably (hopefully), humor?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I really can't tell if they are serious or not

[–] isVeryLoud 2 points 2 years ago

They're so delicious though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Which crossword game is this?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

The New York Times mini crossword. There's a new one everyday and it's free to play!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

NYT Mini

We do mini crosswords daily in [email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

an inferior one to the godly Guardian Cryptic Crossword

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not sure what I'm looking at

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

NYT mini crossword :)