"cop a feel" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: cops a feel [present, singular, third-person], copping a feel [participle, present], copped a feel [participle, past], copped a feel [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cop a feel (third-person singular simple present cops a feel, present participle copping a feel, simple past and past participle copped a feel)
  1. (intransitive, colloquial) To sexually fondle someone in a covert manner. Tags: colloquial, intransitive Translations (to stealthily fondle someone): káfa (english: to cop a feel) (Icelandic), káfa á einhverjum (english: to fondle someone) (Icelandic), palpeggiare (Italian), meter mano [Spain] (Spanish)

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