"cop the needle" meaning in All languages combined

See cop the needle on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: cops the needle [present, singular, third-person], copping the needle [participle, present], copped the needle [participle, past], copped the needle [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cop the needle (third-person singular simple present cops the needle, present participle copping the needle, simple past and past participle copped the needle)
  1. (UK, slang) To grow annoyed. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-cop_the_needle-en-verb-VosfuMwI Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
     
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