coppish
/ˈkɑpɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
noun
The fly of a pair of trousers.
Example Sentences
- "“Are you a policeman?” Conroy said. I gave him my most coppish deadpan stare."
- ""I know I'm going to sound suspicious and very policelike—" / "You're allowed to sound coppish … it's in your DNA," Laura assured him."
- "Simple, I live here so I was nominated. Coppish?"
- ""After that we'll see." Jake reached out and clasped Walter's shoulder. "Coppish?" Walter smiled broadly. "Coppish, Mr. Serranto.""
- "And it was early morning, and the world was moist, when the crystal-gazer's husband, a freak in knickerbockers with an open coppish and a sabbath gamp, came over the stones outside his house to meet the holy travellers."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑpɪʃ/
- British English: /ˈkɒpɪʃ/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.