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
DutchDUCHEnglish
DetlefDET-lef (Low German)Low German, German
Rodionrah-dee-ONRussian
Ilinka-Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
CammieKAM-eeEnglish
Erlea-Basque