What it means
Cotch means to sit somewhere and properly relax, settle in, post up, get comfy. Not just a quick sit-down, more that full-body ease where you're planted and not trying to move unless someone's dragging you up. You can cotch at a mate's place, on the block, in the park, on the bus, wherever the day lets you breathe for a minute.
Usage examples
"Came home after twelve hours on site and just cotched on the sofa, didn't even take my boots off, woke up at 3am still fully dressed."
"After my shift I just want to cotch on the sofa with a takeaway and not move until the morning, honestly."
"We were cotching in the park all afternoon, music on, no plans, just vibing until the sun went down."
"Man said he's only popping in for ten minutes, then he cotched on my sofa all evening watching YouTube."
"Let's just cotch outside the shop for a bit till everyone gets here."
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Where it comes from
It comes from Caribbean English, especially Jamaican usage, where cotch means to sit, rest, or settle yourself comfortably. That sense travelled into London through Caribbean communities and became part of Multicultural London English, where it stuck as a everyday word for posting up and getting comfy.
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