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
Ernestine['ə:nəsti:n]
Manaia-Maori
HildebrandHIL-de-brahnt (German)German (Archaic), Ancient Germanic
Saunders['sɔ:ndəs]
Lochlainn-Irish
Afra (2)-Arabic