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Copper tan

A tan on the left arm of a police officer, that occurs from driving around for a lengthy period of time, with his left arm hanging out the window. During the summer months, police officers wear short sleeved shirts. But because they spend most of their time in the cruiser, only their left arm gets tanned from the sleeve down to their fingers. The word, "copper" is derived from the nickname given to police, because their badges were made of copper. That term was then abbreviated to "cop".

This is similar to a farmer's tan; in which both arms are effected.
Woman at the beach: Sir! Can you help me? You're a cop, right? Somebody just stole the wallet out of my shoes!!

Man: Sure, I'll be happy to help. But I'm not even in uniform. I'm only wearing swimming trunks. How did you know I was a police officer?

Woman: That's easy! Because you have a copper tan! Oh...and because your beach towel, duffel bag, beach umbrella, and beach chair all have "Police" written in huge letters...and you have a badge pinned to your chest. That must hurt.

Man: It does.
by Cravicky June 20, 2015
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copper rocket

I realized I was on a nude beach when I saw all the copper rockets.
by Urban cox December 8, 2015
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Copper Pipes

No one knows but it was in a Ok Go song
Ok Go - Get over it
“Got those nice copper pipes”
by Furtherfromthetruth September 20, 2021
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Copper Relativity

The theory that after passing a cop when driving down the interstate you can resume speeding because the chances of another cop being close by are relatively small.
Come on, put the pedal to the metal after passing the speed trap because there won't be another copper for several miles - it's all copper relativity. For you youngsters, copper is an old school phrase. Just watch an old James Cagney movie sometime.
by LouBob July 14, 2012
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Copper Popper

A casual date, often referred to as a one night stand.
“So we met online and agreed to hook up later on that night for a copper popper. Yeah, I copped & popped that real good!
by OhiO Galaxy August 7, 2020
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copper wasp

My penis is throbbing is after that copper wasp
by Copper wasp 69 December 28, 2021
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coppers helmet

Head of penis. Copper is British slang for a policeman, their protective hats are bell shaped
I don't know how the soccer player didn't score from that position.
I could have put it in the net using my coppers helmet!
by mshypz July 3, 2017
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