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"Cope" is usually used among people on the internet, as a replacement to phrases like "deal with it", "cry about it" and others. Saying "cope" to someone basically means that you said your opinion and you won't change it no matter how the other person feels about it
"I dont respect people with long hair"
"Hey! That's not ok"
"Cope"
Cope by McKisaQT January 7, 2022
A cope or coping mechanism, is a psychological strategy whereby someone rejects a harsh truth, and adopts a less disturbing belief instead. It is a term often used my looksmaxing incels to indicate that a given strategy is invalid or ineffective.
Unlovable: Yo, I got a 1.5mm dermaroller. How often can I use it?
SkinMaxer: 1.0+ mm dermarolling is a cope. 0.7mm max. Also, don't dermaroll, dermastamp instead. Dermarolling is a cope.
cope by omikes August 9, 2019
the act of dealing with a certain causality that happened recently to one person. The process of trying to get over someone or something. Dealing with what had happened.
Joe: Yo any news from Dan lately?
Luke: No, i hate to see him cope over that girl he had that dumped him yesterday
Cope by Danny320 October 1, 2008
A word to be used when you disagree with someone but don't want to think of an actual argument, typically used in internet comment sections.
Person 1 : I like X and don't think it should be banned
Person 2 : cope, loser.
Cope by Pelicanboye August 13, 2021
In original definition, 'Cope' means someone who is creating an psychological defence of a more lighter belief to deal with a harsh truth.

However, it could easily be used and misinterpretated by online trolls, usualy from Discord or 4Chan, in an attempt to convey mockery, trolling, defaminate and insulting, usualy those people have pathetic lives so they spend it tossing this word and insult/mock others to feed their superiority complex in online chats and/or forums.
> Discord chat
Person 1: Man, sometimes being shorter than average sucks.

Discord troll: Cope

person 1: How is this a 'Cope'?

Discord troll: Haha, cope manlet.

person 1: This is rude, mind your language.

Discord troll: Cope harder manlet.
Cope by Charus Channeling February 22, 2021
n. Copenhagen Snuff brand of smokeless tobacco made by US Smokeless Tobacco. Generally considered to be tougher than Skoal and more respected
It takes a real man to dip cope
cope by Ray Flynn May 13, 2005
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
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Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

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Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
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