1. catch or arrest (an offender): "he was copped for speeding"
▪ incur (something unwelcome): "the team's captain copped most of the blame"
2. receive or obtain (something welcome): "she copped an award for her role in the film"
▪ steal: US"he watched her cop a pair of earrings and then nabbed her at the door"
▪ obtain (an illegal drug): US"he copped some hash for me"
3. strike (an attitude or pose):North American"I copped an attitude—I acted real tough"
Word Originearly 18th century (as a verb): perhaps from obsolete cap ‘arrest’, from Old French caper ‘seize’, from Latin capere. The noun is from copper2.
