copping
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of copping
Example Sentences
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Perhaps she considers it a dramatic cheat, as though the writer were copping out of the hard work of dramatization.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
South African lock Lood de Jager will miss the rest of the Autumn Series of internationals after copping a four-match ban for a no-arms tackle a win over France at the weekend.
From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025
“He was just copping some Z’s for 10 minutes,” Racki told me with a laugh in 2016.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024
"I remember standing on the fine-leg boundary in Pretoria and copping it from South Africa fans," he says.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2023
You know, check the place out—make sure ain't no badges copping some z's in the back.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
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