coppish

== English == === Etymology 1 === From cop +‎ -ish (suffix meaning ‘being like, similar to, typical of’, forming adjectives from nouns). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒpɪʃ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑpɪʃ/ Rhymes: -ɒpɪʃ Hyphenation: cop‧pish ==== Adjective ==== coppish (comparative more coppish, superlative most coppish) (chiefly US, slang) Characteristic of or resembling a cop (“police officer”). Synonyms: coplike, policelike ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === See capisce. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈpiːʃ/ (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈpiʃ/ Rhymes: -iːʃ Hyphenation: cop‧pish ==== Interjection ==== coppish Alternative spelling of capisce. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === A variant of codpiece. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒpɪʃ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑpɪʃ/ Rhymes: -ɒpɪʃ Hyphenation: cop‧pish ==== Noun ==== coppish (plural coppishes) (Wales) The fly of a pair of trousers. ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === police officer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “capiche”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.