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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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Dutch | | DUCH | English |
Detlef | | DET-lef (Low German) | Low German, German |
Rodion | | rah-dee-ON | Russian |
Ilinka | | - | Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian |
Cammie | | KAM-ee | English |
Erlea | | - | Basque |