Coop, COOP, Co-op, or ''variation'', most often refers to: * A chicken coop or other enclosure *

Cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-contro ...

or co-operative ("co-op"), an association of persons who cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit ** Housing cooperative, e.g., a co-op apartment in a co-op apartment building **

Building cooperative A building co-operative is a co-operative housing corporation where individuals or families work together to directly construct their own homes in a cooperative fashion. Members of this type of co-operative purchase building materials in bulk a ...

Food cooperative A food cooperative or food co-op is a food distribution outlet organized as a cooperative, rather than a private or public company. Food cooperatives are usually consumer cooperatives, where the decisions regarding the production and distribution of ...

or "food co-op" *

Prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, corre ...

, in slang *

Cooperative video game A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-contro ...

, "co-op mode" in video games * Co-operative board game Coop, COOP or Co-op may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''

Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper ''Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper'' is an album by saxophonist Bob Cooper recorded in 1957 and released on the Contemporary label.

'', a 1959 album * ''The Co-op'', a 1980s singer-songwriter cooperative that formed the ''

Fast Folk ''Fast Folk Musical Magazine'' (originally known as ''The CooP'') was a combination magazine and record album published from February 1982 to 1997. The magazine acted as a songwriter/performer cooperative, and was an outlet for singer-songwriters ...

'' musical magazine

Fictional characters

* Coop (''Charmed''), a fictional character from the television series ''Charmed'' and its franchise. * Cooper Bradshaw, in the soap opera ''Guiding Light'', nicknamed "Coop" *

Marissa Cooper Marissa Cooper is a fictional character on the FOX television series '' The O.C.'', portrayed by Mischa Barton. Marissa was among the original "core four" characters on ''The O.C.'' She is a privileged California native born into a wealthy fami ...

, in the television series ''The O.C.'', nicknamed "Coop" * Coop, in the animated television series ''

Megas XLR ''Megas XLR'' is an American animated television series created by Jody Schaeffer and George Krstic for Cartoon Network. The series revolves around two teenage slackers: mechanic Coop and his best friend Jamie, who find a mecha robot from the fut ...

'' * Coop Burtonburger, in the animated television series '' Kid vs. Kat'' * The titular character of the film '' J. W. Coop'', played by Cliff Robertson *

Dale Cooper Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Dale Bartholomew Cooper, portrayed by Kyle MacLachlan, is a fictional character who is the protagonist of ABC's and Showtime's television series ''Twin Peaks''. He also plays a supporting role in ...

, in the television series ''Twin Peaks'', nicknamed "Coop"

Businesses

Supermarket chains

Co-op Atlantic Co-op Atlantic is a Canadian collectively owned consumers' cooperative. The cooperative is legally owned by its members and controlled by a board of directors. The head offices of Co-op Atlantic are located in Moncton, New Brunswick. History Th ...

, a chain of member-owned grocery stores in Canada *

Coop amba Coop, COOP, Co-op, or ''variation'', most often refers to: * A chicken coop or other enclosure * Cooperative or co-operative ("co-op"), an association of persons who cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit ** Housing co ...

, Denmark * Coop Eesti Keskühistu, a supermarket chain in Estonia * Coop (Hungary) *

Coop (Italy) Coop is a system of Italian consumers' cooperatives which operates one of the largest supermarket chains in Italy. Its headquarters are located in Casalecchio di Reno, Province of Bologna.Coop (Netherlands) Coop Supermarkten is a supermarket chain founded in 1891 in Zaandam, Netherlands."History of ...

Coop Norge Coop Norge SA is a Norwegian cooperative. It is owned by 117 local cooperatives with approximately 2 million members. The company has its headquarters in Oslo. History The first cooperative store in Norway was opened in the 1850s and, on 27 Ju ...

, Norway *

COOP (Puerto Rico) Coop or Supermercados Fam Coop is a Puerto Rican supermarket chain. It has been operating since the 1960s. History During the 1970s. Supermercados COOP in Puerto Rico had a similar logo to that used by other COOP supermarkets around the world (two ...

Coop Jednota Coop, COOP, Co-op, or ''variation'', most often refers to: * A chicken coop or other enclosure * Cooperative or co-operative ("co-op"), an association of persons who cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit ** Housing co ...

, a supermarket chain in Slovakia and in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

Coop Forum Coop Forum is a Swedish hypermarket A hypermarket (sometimes called a hyperstore, supercentre or superstore) is a big-box store combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide ran ...

, Sweden *

Coop (Switzerland) Coop () is one of Switzerland's largest retail and wholesale companies. It is structured in the form of a cooperative society with around 2.5 million members. As of 2019, Coop operates 2,478 shops and employs more than 90,000 people in Switze ...

Co-op Food Co-op Food is a brand used for the food retail business of The Co-operative Group in the United Kingdom. Prior to reintroducing the brand in 2016, the group used " The Co-operative" branding, which is still used by a number of consumers' co- ...

, United Kingdom

Other businesses

The Co-op Bookshop The Co-op was an academic and professional non-profit books retailer in Australia, founded in 1958 before closing in the first half of 2020. History The Co-op was established by students led by the late Malcolm Broun, Celtophile, bibliophile ...

, an Australian bookstore chain *

The Co-operative brand The Co-operative, also known as Co-op, is a brand used by a variety of co-operatives based in the United Kingdom. It is not a single business, but a number of different consumers' co-operatives spanning various sectors. The Co-operative Group ...

, used by several UK co-operative businesses **

The Co-operative Group Co-operative Group Limited, trading as Co-op, is a British consumer co-operative with a group of retail businesses including food retail, wholesale, e-pharmacy, insurance and legal services, and funeral care. The Co-operative Group has over ...

, the largest co-operative in the UK *

CO-OP Financial Services CU Cooperative Systems, Inc. doing business as Co-op Solutions (formerly d.b.a. CO-OP Financial Services), is a company that operates an interbank network connecting the ATMs of credit unions in the United States, with locations also in Canada ...

, an interbank ATM network operating in Canada and United States *

Federated Co-operatives Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), operating as Co-op, is a co-operative federation providing procurement and distribution to member co-operatives in Western Canada. It was established in 1944 after a series of amalgamations of smaller coop ...

, a Canadian co-operative federation known for its "CO-OP" brand products and stores *

Harvard/MIT Cooperative Society The Harvard/MIT Cooperative Society (or The Coop, pronounced as a single syllable) is a Cambridge, Massachusetts retail cooperative for the Harvard University and MIT campuses. The general public is encouraged to freely enter and make purchases ...

, nicknamed "The Coop", a cooperative campus store based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

People

Coop (surname) Coop is the surname of: * Brianna Coop (born 1998), Australian Paralympic sprinter * Denys Coop (1920–1981), English camera operator and cinematographer * Franco Coop (1891–1962), Italian film actor * Jane Coop (born 1950), Canadian pianist * J ...

, a list of people *

Coop (artist) Coop (real name Chris Cooper) is a hot rod artist working from Los Angeles. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1968, and describes his occupation as "Insensitive Artiste." His work consists primarily of barely clothed or nude Bettie Page-style 19 ...

, American hot-rod artist Chris Cooper (born 1968) *

Davie Cooper Davie is a surname and a form of the masculine given name David. It can refer to: Surname * Alan Davie (1920-2014), Scottish painter and musician * Alexander Edmund Batson Davie (1847-1889), Canadian politician and eighth Premier of British Col ...

, nicknamed “Coop”, Scottish international footballer (1956–1995)

Politics and government

* Coop-NATCCO, a political party in the Philippines * Continuity of Operations Plan, a United States continuity of government initiative * Craft of Opportunity Program, a Royal Australian Navy minesweeper acquisition program

Other uses

.coop .coop is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for the use of cooperatives, their wholly owned subsidiaries, and other organizations that exist to promote or support cooperatives. The TL ...

, a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the internet * COOP exam, a standardized admission test at certain U.S.-based Catholic high schools *

Cooperative education Cooperative education (or co-operative education) is a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience. A cooperative education experience, commonly known as a "co-op", provides academic credit for struct ...

, a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience *

Cooperative Observer The NOAA Cooperative Observer Program (COOP) is a citizen weather observer network run by the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) and National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Over 8,700 volunteers from the fifty states and all territ ...

(COOP), a network of American volunteer weather observers *

Allerton Coops United Workers Cooperatives, also known as Allerton Coops, is a historic apartment building complex located at 2700–2870 Bronx Park East in Allerton and the "Commie Coops, Bronx, New York City. The complex includes three contributing buildings ...

, historic apartment building complex in the Bronx, New York