What it means
A cheeky way to say “look at this” when you’re about to show something wild, impressive, or just plain ridiculous. It can be genuine hype or dripping with sarcasm, all down to how you say it. You’ll also hear cop a load of that. Perfect for calling the group over like you’ve found evidence of pure stupidity.
Usage examples
"Cop a load of this, mate, Baz has rocked up to the chippy in a dressing gown and slippers, acting like it’s normal. Everyone’s creasing."
"Cop a load of this, the boss came in wearing a full pirate costume."
"Cop a load of this view, you can see the whole bay from up here."
"Cop a load of this, someone’s parked a tiny clown car across two spaces like it’s a Bentley."
"Cop a load of this lad trying to chat up the bartender with a magic trick from a cereal box."
Where it comes from
Rests on cop, slang for to catch or take, plus a load meaning an eyeful. Cop a load of this is take a good look at this, lobbed out just before you show off something striking or daft.
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