What it means
A jab for when someone's dressing up an L with excuses so it hurts less. If they suddenly "didn't even want it" right after losing, that's cope. Online you'll also see copium, the fake miracle gas people huff when reality just smacked them in the teeth. Can be aimed at other people or at yourself with a half-laugh.
Usage examples
"Saying the exam was pointless after failing it is pure cope."
"I told myself the gym was too far, absolute copium on my part."
"Bro saying the refs were bribed after getting smoked is straight cope."
"I'm telling myself I was gonna quit anyway, but yeah, that's pure copium."
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Where it comes from
It comes from the ordinary English verb cope, meaning to deal with something difficult. Online forums and gaming spaces flipped it into a mocking noun in the 2010s, meaning the story someone tells themselves to cushion a loss, embarrassment, or obvious L they don't want to own.
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