Tuesday, October 21, 2008

I don't know why this was on my mind, but...

cop
noun
short for copper, police officer

cop
verb
transitive verb slang : to get hold of : catch, capture; also : purchase slang : steal, swipe: adopt intransitive verb slang : admit—used with to

cop
noun
a cylindrical or conical mass of thread, yarn, or roving wound on a quill or tube ; also : a quill or tube upon which it is wound

Now you know. Feel free to take on the world and tackle your own demons today.

12 comments:

heather said...

so, whatcha get busted for?

LIT said...

I love language too, as you probably know. But, watch out, it can really move you too far ahead of the crowd.

Goo said...

That's our Lit. Always warning others about the danger of edumication.

Churlita said...

That's a lot of cops. I smell bacon.

NoRegrets said...

Damn it Churlita! Now I'm hungry.

jaz said...

Okay--now the child looking over my shoulder wants to know what a crotch wizard is and do I want to be one for halloween...I told her it is an ad for something and to go away.

LIT said...

Nor, FOCUS, please. Don't be led astray by random comments. Word of the day is "cop."

Goo, don't know if you were leading me to DISD's current quagmire, but it really reinforced my decision years ago to get the 'ell out.

I say, "Spread the edumication."

NoRegrets said...

OK, lit, now I'm thinking of what a crotch wizard costume would look like.

LIT said...

Nor, disregard my previous comment. Be hungry.

NoRegrets said...

LOL!

Dagromm said...

I appreciate everyone's concern interest in the word. I recall that I was throwing the frisbee with the dog when it occurred to me about what sorts of things one can cop. A lady at work sends out a Word of the Day most days via e-mail. Every so often I like to respond to everyone on the distribution list with a sentence or two that crams as many Words of The Day in it as I can.

Tera said...

So what's this about you copping a feel on a cop?