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[-] Maven 61 points 10 months ago

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

[-] AbidingOhmsLaw@lemmy.ml 15 points 10 months ago

Citizen Oppression Patrol

[-] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

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

[-] activ8r@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago

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.

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Neat! Thanks!

[-] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

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.

[-] aphlamingphoenix@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

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

[-] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Andonno@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago

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.

[-] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

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

[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

People aren't born swine

[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

And only him because otherwise I don't care

[-] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

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

[-] SoyaSuki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 10 months ago
[-] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Are the vegans alright?

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[-] IcedCoffeeBitch@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

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

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[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

They're so delicious though

[-] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 13 points 10 months ago

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

[-] dept 9 points 10 months ago

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"

[-] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

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

[-] dept 7 points 10 months ago

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.

[-] Neato@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

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.

[-] trucy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

Sundays are fucked up tbh

[-] dept 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[-] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

That's helpful, thanks!

[-] KoboldOfArtifice@ttrpg.network 3 points 10 months ago

Which crossword game is this?

[-] IDontEvenGoHere@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago

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

[-] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

NYT Mini

We do mini crosswords daily in !crossword@lemmy.world

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

an inferior one to the godly Guardian Cryptic Crossword

[-] irmoz@reddthat.com 1 points 10 months ago

Not sure what I'm looking at

[-] trucy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

NYT mini crossword :)

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