copium

== English == === Etymology === Blend of cope (“delusion, coping mechanism”) +‎ opium. First cited usage points back to the album entitled Copium released by American rapper Keak da Sneak in 2003. The term was popularized in 2020 by a reaction image of Pepe the Frog hooked up to a gas cylinder labeled "copium". Sometimes reanalyzed as cope +‎ -ium. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊp.i.əm/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊp.i.əm/ Rhymes: -əʊpiəm === Noun === copium (uncountable) (Internet slang, originally 4chan slang) A metaphorical opiate taken in order to cope with a loss or disillusionment, often leading to one becoming detached from reality and in denial of their situation. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:copium. Material used as a naive coping mechanism for facts one knows are not true. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Ukrainian: ко́піум (kópium) ==== See also ==== === References === == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkoː.pi.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkɔː.pi.um] === Adjective === cōpium genitive masculine/feminine/neuter plural of cōps