cop on
/kɒp ɒn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "That eejit has no cop on."
- "While she is right that some cyclists do cycle in a dangerous manner, pedestrians need to have some "cop on" as well."
- "Fixtures' secretary Jimmy Henry refuted the comments. "I wouldn't have got this job if I hadn't some cop on," he said."
- "Molloy’s solicitor said that there was a^([sic]) element of naivety here in that his client, who is “quite brilliant” in his studies in physics, has “no cop on” and took a “scientist’s approach” to growing cannabis."
- "You'll get in trouble with the boss if you don't cop on."
- "Drink, drink and more drink. Ulster Bank, College Green, was filled with sore heads for the entire month of the world cup. I knew it was time to start copping on when my housemate, O'Dea, who was a much harder drinker than I ever was, said to me, 'Jaysus, I was fierce worried about you during the World Cup, you were on the lash every fuckin' night, fallin' home in some state.'"
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /kɒp ɒn/