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
Felip-Catalan
Ngawang-Tibetan, Bhutanese
Babur-Urdu
Adeodatus-Late Roman
Atilius-Ancient Roman
Ane (1)-Danish