单词 | to cop a mope |
释义 | > as lemmasto cop (also take) a mope 4. Criminals' slang (chiefly U.S.). A swift or stealthy departure; an escape, a getaway. Esp. in to cop (also take) a mope. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > as thieves getaway1849 get1897 mope1926 stoppo1974 1926 G. H. Maines & B. Grant Wise-crack Dict. 6 Cop a mope, take a walk. 1928 New Yorker 8 Dec. 58 You got maybe a hundred seconds to work your keys, get in, unlock it, start the car, and cop a mope. 1936 L. Duncan Over Wall xxiv. 329 ‘How would you like to take a mope, or have you got that stuff out of your bean?’ 1970 E. Thompson Garden of Sand 270 ‘Cop a mope,’ was his advice to Jack. 1975 F. Powledge Mud Show 37 These first of Mays you hire, first time it rains they take a mope. < as lemmas |
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