Copping Meaning in English

word · lemma: cop

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Definición

'Copping' is a slang term that means getting, obtaining, or taking something, often used about buying or grabbing items, especially informally or illegally.

Uso & Matices

Informal/slang, mostly used in urban English, especially in phrases like 'copping a feel', 'copping an attitude', or 'copping some sneakers'. Often implies buying (sometimes illegally) or quickly grabbing something. Rare in formal writing.

• Spanish: agarrar - conseguir (argot)
• Portuguese (BR): pegar - conseguir (gíria)
• Portuguese (PT): apanhar - conseguir (gíria)
• Chinese (Simplified): 获得 (俚语) - 抓住 (俚语)
• Chinese (Traditional): 獲得 (俚語) - 抓住 (俚語)
• Hindi: हथियाना (स्लैंग) - लेना (स्लैंग)
• Arabic: الحصول على (عامية) - انتزاع (عامية)
• Bengali: পাওয়া - নেওয়া - কিনা (স্ল্যাং)
• Russian: заполучать - брать - покупать (слэнг)
• Japanese: ゲットする - 入手する - 購入する（スラング）
• Vietnamese: chộp lấy - mua được - lấy (tiếng lóng)
• Korean: 챙기다 - 얻다 - 사다 (슬랭)
• Turkish: kapmak - almak - satın almak (argo)
• Urdu: حاصل کرنا - لینا - خریدنا (سلینگ/غیر رسمی)
• Indonesian: ngedapetin - mengambil - membeli (slang)

Oraciones de Ejemplo

She was copping snacks at the store after school.

basic

They're copping tickets for the concert tonight.

basic

Everyone's talking about copping those new sneakers before they sell out.

natural

He got in trouble for copping answers during the test.

natural

You always see people copping free samples at the mall.

natural

He is copping a new phone this weekend.

basic