copen

American  

[koh-puhn] / ˈkoʊ pən /

noun

1. Also called copen blue.  a medium blue color.

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adjective

1. Also copen-blue of the color copen.

Etymology

Origin of copen

First recorded in 1915–20; shortening of Copenhagen

Example Sentences

Elliot Copen, 17, was worried the Scouting America camp he had visited dozens of times in an undeveloped canyon of the Santa Monica Mountains would feel empty.

From Los Angeles Times

Copen, an Eagle Scout with Troop 67 in Santa Monica and a leader in the Scouts’ honor society Order of the Arrow, had seen the videos online of what the disasters had done to the camp where he had made so many memories.

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Copen fondly remembers a weekend before the fire, when his group spent the entire time at a fairly isolated campground on site.

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At lunchtime, Copen admired the work his group had accomplished.

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“The Scouting program and this camp makes a difference in so many people’s lives,” Copen said, with dirt smeared on his face.

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