cop oneself on

verb

to cop on, stop behaving immaturely

Meanings

verbcop oneself on (third-person singular simple present cops oneself on, present participle copping oneself on, simple past and past participle copped oneself on)

present singular third person cops oneself on · participle present copping oneself on · participle past copped oneself on · past copped oneself on

  1. Irelandidiomaticinformalto cop on, stop behaving immaturely

    2016 January 13, Robert Mulhern, "British Army GAA team debate: ‘Croke Park have more or less told London to cop themselves on’ Cork Examiner

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cop oneself on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cop%20oneself%20on

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cop oneself on,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cop%20oneself%20on.

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