"coppish" meaning in English

See coppish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɒpɪʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑpɪʃ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-coppish.ogg Forms: more coppish [comparative], most coppish [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒpɪʃ Etymology: From cop + -ish (suffix meaning ‘being like, similar to, typical of’, forming adjectives from nouns). Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{suffix|en|cop|ish|pos2=suffix meaning ‘being like, similar to, typical of’, forming adjectives from nouns}} cop + -ish (suffix meaning ‘being like, similar to, typical of’, forming adjectives from nouns) Head templates: {{en-adj}} coppish (comparative more coppish, superlative most coppish)
  1. (chiefly US, slang) Characteristic of or resembling a cop (“police officer”). Tags: US, slang Synonyms: coplike, policelike
    Sense id: en-coppish-en-adj-SCqu-jtX Categories (other): American English, English terms suffixed with -ish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /kəˈpiːʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kəˈpiʃ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -iːʃ Etymology: See capisce. Head templates: {{en-interj}} coppish
  1. Alternative spelling of capisce Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: capisce Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-coppish-en-intj-vKw~BNNj Disambiguation of Clothing: 38 51 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒpɪʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑpɪʃ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-coppish.ogg Forms: coppishes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒpɪʃ Etymology: A variant of codpiece. Head templates: {{en-noun}} coppish (plural coppishes)
  1. (Wales) The fly of a pair of trousers. Tags: Wales Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-coppish-en-noun-bd4rz~EW Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 30 13 57 Categories (other): Welsh English, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 12 63 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 30 12 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 8 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 5 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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