cop on

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cop on

/kɒp ɒn/ UK

noun cop-on

Ireland, idiomatic, informal Common sense. That eejit has no cop on.

verb cops on · copping on · copped on · cop-on

Ireland, idiomatic, informal To stop behaving immaturely; behave, grow up. You'll get in trouble with the boss if you don't cop on.
Ireland, UK, dialectal, informal To come to understand; twig, cotton on.

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verb to behave, grow up

Italiano	crescere
Русский	повзросле́ть povzroslétʹ, возмужа́ть vozmužátʹ

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@misc{cop_on_2026,
  title = {cop on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cop%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}