bent copper
bent copper · bent coppers
A corrupt police officerA corrupt police officer.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, informal)A corrupt police officer.
Origin
From bent (“not straight, corrupt, dishonest”) + copper (“policeman”), a variant of cop. IFrom bent (“not straight, corrupt, dishonest”) + copper (“policeman”), a variant of cop. It could also be a pun taken from a bent copper coin.
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Forms
plural: bent coppers| Singular | bent copper |
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