Cops vs Pops - What's the difference?

cops | pops |

As nouns the difference between cops and pops

is that cops is while pops is .

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(slang) ; Police officers.

* 1986 , Liam Sternberg (performed by The Bangles), Walk Like an Egyptian

All the cops in the donut shops say, "Way-oh-way-oh-way-ooo-aaa-ooo"

The police, considered as a group entity.

* 1906 ,

"Maybe he'll git the cops after you, Jack." "I'll watch out fer dat, Nick, an' you must watch out too," answered Jack Sagger.

(head)

(cop)

(UK, dialect) The connecting crook of a harrow.

* 1807 , The complete farmer: or, a general dictionary of husbandry

It is almost needless to say, that the true point of draught should be exactly in the centre notch of the cops

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From papa 'dad'

(head)

(informal, usually, as a form of address) Father, dad.

Hey, pops , I'm home.

(informal, usually, as a form of address) By extension, another man old enough to be the speaker's father.

Unless the person addressed this way is very close, this can be very disrespectful and belittling.

onomatopoeia

(head)

(the sound and related meanings)

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(pop)

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