(Ireland, informal, UK, dialect) To come to understand; twig, cotton on.
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(Ireland, informal, idiomatic) Common sense.
That eejit has no cop on.
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(Ireland, informal, idiomatic) To stop behaving immaturely; behave, grow up.
You'll get in trouble with the boss if you don't cop on.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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