cop shop

noun

A police station.

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Meanings

nouncop shop (plural cop shops)

plural cop shops

  1. AustraliaCanadaNew ZealandUKslangA police station.

    1977-1984, Cop Shop (title of an Australian television series).

    3 more examples

    Billy Suggs spotted Sam standing outside the cop shop when he still was two blocks away.

    2005, Steve Brewer, Boost, page 42

    “Could you go up the cop shop and bring Paul home again” said Heather.

    2007, Rachel Bramble, Stephanie Clover, page 47

    He then drove up to the township and dragged me inside the cop shop.

    2011, Robert Watkins, A Face in the Crowd, page 40

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
police station

Origin

From cop (“police officer”) + shop (“workplace”).

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Cite this entry
APA

cop shop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cop%20shop

MLA

“cop shop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cop%20shop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cop shop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cop%20shop.

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