Standard Lemma guide

coppish

adj · intj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒpɪʃ/
  • General-American: /ˈkɑpɪʃ/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒpɪʃ
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈpiːʃ/
  • General-American: /kəˈpiʃ/
  • rhymes with -iːʃ

1

adj

Meaning 1

Characteristic of or resembling a cop (“police officer”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coplike, policelike

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of capisce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The fly of a pair of trousers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Wales

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From cop + -ish (suffix meaning ‘being like, similar to, typical of’, forming adjectives from nouns).

See capisce.

A variant of codpiece.