cop a packet



cop a packet

to become badly injured; to be wounded severely. (Originally military.) My uncle copped a packet in Normandy. If you want to cop a packet or worse, just stand up in that shallow trench, son.
See also: cop, packet

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vissarion-Russian, Greek
Martinemar-TEEN (French), mahr-TEE-nə (Dutch)French, Dutch, Norwegian
Farrah['færə]
Burrows['bʌrəuz]
Flavius-Ancient Roman
GellÉRt-Hungarian