Cope

v.

Heard in Donegal and Monaghan

To flip, tumble, or roll an object over completely.

In use

Did ya cope da yok over in da ditch like a bloody idiot?

Posh English

Did you roll that contraption right into the ditch like an utter fool?

  • Cope on hiAn exhortation to show some sense or stop acting foolishly.
  • FlipA mild expletive, a more polite version of feck or fuck.
  • Flip the lidTo lose one's temper suddenly.
  • Bog rollToilet paper used for personal hygiene in the lavatory.
  • Rock n rollSocial welfare payments, the dole.
  • Swiss rollRhyming slang for 'hole' meaning anus, often shortened to just 'swiss', or 'swisser'.