Dictionary: COP – COQ

► COP adj. pert. to the police or police culture → 1950 sl.
int. beware! look out! → M19 Anglo-Indian
n. 1. a police officer → 1855 colloq.
n. 2. a captain → 1860 US Civil War usage
n. 3. an arrest → L19 sl., orig. US
n. 4. a successful bet; hence, any form of ‘sure thing’ or certainty → L19 sl.
n. 5. a good job obtained by shrewdness or luck; an agreeable proposition; a bit or luck of a trick that leads to large profits → 20C Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 6. an experience → 1910 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a theft → 1930 US tramps’ sl.
n. 8. a sentence → 1930 sl.
n. 9. the money that confidence men allow a victim to win → 1940 US criminals’ sl.
n. 10. an acquisition → 1950 US sl.
n. 11. a person’s head → 1967 Amer. dial.
n. 12. a warder, a guard → 1970 US prison sl.
vb. 1. to catch, to nab; to arrest → 1844 sl.
vb. 2. of objects: to obtain, to purchase, to acquire → M19 sl.
vb. 3. to catch someone with a blow; to hit → M19 sl.
vb. 4. to grab for oneself, esp. unfairly → M19 US sl.
vb. 5. to notice; to look at → M19 sl., orig. Aust.
vb. 6. to imprison → M19 UK criminals’ sl.
vb. 7. to experience, to undergo; to receive → M19 sl.
vb. 8. to place a percussion cup in a musket so that it can be fired without delay → 1860 US Civil War usage
vb. 9. to steal → L19 sl.
vb. 10. to take in, to persuade → L19 sl.
vb. 11. to win, as a bet or fight → 20C sl.
vb. 12. to kill, to shoot dead → 20C US sl.
vb. 13. to win someone over → 1910 sl.
vb. 14. other than of a pimp: to seduce; hence, of a man: to have sexual intercourse → 1920 sl., orig. US
vb. 15. to fellate; usually used of a prostitute → 1930 sl.
vb. 16. to understand, to ‘get’ → 1940 African-American sl.
vb. 17. of a confidence man: to win money from a victim → 1940 US criminals’ sl.
vb. 18. to affect a manner; to pose → 1940 African-American sl.
vb. 19. to buy drugs → 1950 sl.
vb. 20. to receive bribes, esp. of a policeman → 1970 UK criminals’ sl.
vb. 21. of a pimp: to seduce a girl, usually with the intention of making her into a prostitute → 1970 African-American sl.
vb. 22. to tolerate → 1990 Aust. sl.
► COPA adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory → 1910 US sl.
adj. 2. confidential; secret → 1950 sl.
► COP A BAKE vb. to receive a reprimand or a severe criticism → 1980 Aust. prison sl.
► COP A BAKING vb. to receive a reprimand or a severe criticism → 1980 Aust. prison sl.
► COP A BIRD vb. to fellate; usually used of a prostitute → 1930 US sl.
► COP A BUNDLE vb. 1. to earn a good deal of money; to prosper → L19 sl.
vb. 2. to die → 1940 Aust. sl.
► COP A BUZZ vb. to get drunk; to get high on a drug → 1970 US sl.
► COPACETIC ► COPASETIC ► COPISETTIC adj. 1. fine; completely satisfactory; OK → 1915 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret → 1950 sl.
► COP A CHERRY vb. to take a woman’s virginity; occasionally a man’s → 1920 sl.
► COP A COCK vb. to fellate → 1970 US homosexual sl.
► COP A DEAF ‘UN vb. to pretend to be deaf or at least not to hear the last statement; hence to deliberately ignore any form of wrongdoing → 1920 sl.
► COP A DEUCEWAYS vb. to obtain $2-worth of something → 1940 African-American usage
► COP A DOSE vb. to catch venereal disease → 1940 sl.
► COP A DREAR vb. to die → 1940 sl., orig. African-American
► COP A DRILL vb. 1. to move off at a steady, regular pace → 1940 African-American sl.
vb. 2. to die → 1940 African-American sl.
► COP A DROP vb. of police: to accept a bribe → 1910 UK criminals’ sl.
► COP A FEEL vb. to indulge in some form of petting, but not intercourse → 20C US sl.
► COP A FINAL vb. 1. to leave → 1940 African-American sl.
vb. 2. to get rid of someone who has been used temporarily to help work a confidence trick on a victim → 1940 African-American sl.
► COP A FLOWER-POT vb. to be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten → 1930 sl.
► COP A HEEL vb. 1. to attack from behind → 20C US prison sl.
vb. 2. to run off, to escape → 20C US criminals’ sl.
► COP A JOINT vb. to perform fellatio → 1960 US sl.
► COP A LISTEN vb. to listen → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► COP A LOAD OF THAT! int. used by one man to another, indicating an attractive woman → M19 sl., orig. Aust.
► COP A MOPE vb. to escape, esp. from prison → 1920 US criminals’ sl.
► COP A MOUSE vb. to get a black eye → L19 sl.
► COP AN ASS vb. to sodomize → 1920 sl.
► COP AN ATTITUDE vb. 1. to become arrogant or insolent; to become angry → 1962 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to dislike and complain about one’s plight → 1980 African-American sl.
► COP A NOD vb.1.  to have a nap; to go to sleep → 1953 US sl.
vb. 2. to become intoxicated and initially comatose after injecting a narcotic → 1992 US prison & drug culture sl.
► COP A PACKET vb. 1. to suffer trouble or misfortune → 1925 sl.
vb. 2. to be killed or wounded; to get into trouble → 1930 sl.
vb. 3. to gain a great deal, possibly more than one bargained for; this can either be good (more money than expected), or bad (a longer prison sentence than feared) → 1930 sl.
vb. 4. to suffer a dose of venereal disease → 1930 sl.
► COP A PLEA n. a lawyer → 1930 criminals’ sl.
vb. 1. to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for the dropping of a greater one → 1930 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to give in, to surrender, to compromise → 1930 sl., orig. US
► COP A REELER vb. to get drunk → 1930 sl.
► COPASETIC adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory → 1915 US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret → 1950 sl.
 ► COPASETTY adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory → 1915 US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret → 1950 sl.
► COP A SLAVE vb. to work, to go out and find work → 20C African-American sl.
► COP A SNOOZE vb. to have a nap, to go to sleep → 1938 US sl.
► COP A SQUAT vb. to sit down → 1940 African-American sl.
► COP A STEAL vb. to steal → 20C US sl.
► COP A SUNDAY vb. to attack suddenly by surprise → 1930 US prison sl.
► COP A TUDE vb. 1. to act in an uncooperative or angry manner → 1980 US students’ sl.
vb. 2. to dislike and complain about one’s plight → 1980 African-American sl.
vb. 3. to be arrogant or haughty → 1980 African-American sl.
► COP A WALK int. go away! → 1950 US sl.
vb. to leave → 1950 US sl.
► COP AND BLOW vb. 1. to exploit an unsatisfactory prostitute for as much money as possible before discarding her → 1950 African-American pimp usage
vb. 2. to make a purchase (of fast food, drugs, prostitutes, etc.) and then leave → 1970 US teen sl.
► COP AND HEEL vb. 1. to attack from behind → 20C US prison sl.
vb. 2. to run off, to escape → 20C US criminals’ sl.
► COPE vb. to strive or contend; to oppose → 1899 Amer. dial.
► COPE-CURLEY vb. to stand on the head and throw the heels over; to turn head over heels → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► COPEMATE ► COPESMATE n. 1. a person with whom one copesor contends; an adversary, an antagonist → 1567 obs.
n. 2. an accomplice in cheating; a confederate at cards, dice, etc. → 1570 obs.
n. 3. a partner or colleague in power, office, etc.; an associate, a companion, a comrade → 1581 obs.
n. 4. a paramour → 1593 obs.
n. 5. a partner in marriage; a husband or wife → 1631 obs.
► COPEN vb. to desire eagerly, to long for → 1225 obs.
► COPENER ► COPENERE n. a paramour → 897 obs.
► COPER n. a cheating horse dealer → 1890 sl. (Bk.)
► COPEROUN n. a summit, top → 1400 obs.
► COPESETTE adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory → 1910 US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret → 1950 sl.
► COP HOUND n. a police dog → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► COPIATE n. a labourer, a toiler → 1659 obs.
► COPIATOR n. one who copies out documents → 1811 obs.
► COPING CULL n. a horse jockey, or probably a dealer in horses → 1740 sl.
► COPIOSITY n. abundance, plentifulness → 1543 obs.
► COPIOUS adj. profuse in speech → 1450 
► COPISSETTIC adj. satisfactory; good, very good → 1933 sl.
► COP IT vb. to get into trouble, usually with the implication of punishment → 1909 Brit. sl.
► COPLOFT n. a room or storage place at the very top of a house or other building → 1571 obs.
► COPMAN n. a policeman → L19 Aust. sl.
► COPOCLEPHILY n. the collecting of key rings containing advertising → 1991 (Bk.)
► COP ONE’S JOINT vb. to perform fellatio → 1960 US sl.
► COP OUT vb. 1. to win someone over → 1910 sl.
vb. 2. to avoid one’s responsibility; to renege, to back out; to quit; to give up without trying → 1950 US students’ sl.
► COPPER ​n. 1. a coin (originally) made of copper, such as a penny or US cent → 1788 sl.
n. 2. a police officer → 1846 sl.
n. 3. a prisoner, esp. a convict, that informs on his fellow prisoners → 1885 sl.
n. 4. any informer to the police → 1891 sl.
n. 5. allowance for good conduct in prison → 1924 US convicts’ sl.
n. 6. something of little value → 1946 Amer. dial.
n. 7. whisky, esp. illegally made whisky → 1970 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to arrest → 1872 criminals’ sl.
vb. 2. to detect → 20C tramps’ sl.
vb. 3. to be or to become an informer to the police; to give information → 1924 criminals’ sl.
► COPPER-ARSE n.a driver who works long hours, esp. a trucker who breaks the law by driving more than eight hours in a day → 20C
► COPPER-BOTTOM n. a driver who works long hours, esp. a trucker who breaks the law by driving more than eight hours in a day → 20C
► COPPER-BOTTOMED adj. thoroughly sound, genuine, authentic, trustworthy → 1814 
► COPPER-CAPTAIN n. a sham captain who assumes the title without any right → 1809
► COPPERED adj. arrested → 1872 criminals’ sl.
► COPPERHEAD n. 1. a Northerner with sympathy for the South; an antiwar Northerner → 1860 US Civil War usage
n. 2. any treacherous person → 1860 US Civil War usage
n. 3. a cent → 1968 Amer. dial.
► COPPER HEART n. a treacherous person → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► COPPER-HEARTED adj. 1. cowardly → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
adj. 2. untrustworthy, likely to inform → 2002 Amer. (Bk.)
► COPPER JOHN n. 1. a prison warden → 1910 US criminals’ sl.
n. 2. a prison → 1930 US criminals’ sl.
n. 3. an informer → 1940 US criminals’ sl.
► COPPER-KNOB n. a red-headed person → L19 sl.
► COPPERMAN n. a policeman → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► COPPER NICKEL n. a non-existent coin which would be of no value if it existed → 1969 Amer. dial.
► COPPER-NOB n. a red-headed person → 1880 colloq.
► COPPER POX n. syphilis → 1931 Amer. dial.
► COPPER RAG n. a metal scouring pad → 1966 Amer. dial.
► COPPER RIVETED CINCH n. something that is absolutely certain or easy to do → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► COPPERS n. money → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► COPPERSKIN n. an American Indian → 1772 Amer. dial.
► COPPER’S-NARK n. a police spy → 19C sl.
► COPPER’S SHANTY n. a police station → 1890 sl.
► COPPER STATE n. 1. Arizona → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 2. Wisconsin → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► COPPLE n. 1. a crest on a bird’s head → 1500 obs.
n. 2. a little summit or eminence → 1600 obs.
► COPPY WOODS n. a small grove → 1890 Amer. dial.
► COPROLALOMANIA n. a mania for foul speech → 1991 (Bk.)
► COPROPHILIA n.  a love of obscenity → 1991 (Bk.)
► COPROPHOBIA n. an abnormal fear of excrement → 1991 (Bk.)
► COP-SHOP n. a police station → 1941 sl.
► COP THAT LOT! int. used by one man to another, indicating an attractive woman → M19 sl., orig. Aust.
► COP THE NEEDLE vb. to be annoyed → 1873 sl.
► COP THE SLAVE vb. to work, to go out and find work → 20C African-American sl.
► COPUS adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory → 1910 US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret → 1950 sl.
► COPY n. a specimen, example, instance → 1641 obs.
► COQUE vb. to digest → 1615 obs.
► COQUICIDE n. the killing of a cook → 1870
► COQUILLAGE n. a shellfish, mollusc → 1851
► COQUINATE vb. to play the cook → 1656 obs.
► COQUINATION n. a cooking of food → 1658 obs.
► COQUINERY n. roguery, knavery → 1430 obs.