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Meaning of cop the needle | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To grow annoyed.

UK, slang

Examples

“It must have been the way I said it because he copped the needle and sneered, 'I haven't got to talk to you about fuck-all. Whatever I do is none of your Goddamn business.'”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

cop-call cop-called cop-calling cop-calls copack copackage

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