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Hear and comprehend, as in verbal communication. Radio slang used to determine the proper transfer of a message. Proper responses would run along the lines of "Roger." or "I copy."
"We've got to get this truckload of cow parts through the state border by dawn, copy?."
copy by ryon January 29, 2004
the NY expression of i understand or i heard that and i intent to do something about it
friend#1: there's a party pop out
friend#2:copy gimmie like 2 minutes and imma pull up
copy by the ny explainer November 30, 2020
to duplicate something
copy by moogy February 2, 2004
To follow or imitate exactly.
Reproduction of an original.
Jacqueline loves to copy from other people's tests and homework.
copy by Pimpjooce September 16, 2008
Print media jargon for a final draft that is ready for publication.
(Often used with an implicit article, like "head") Editor: "I need you to give copy by midnight. Or you can give head instead."
(Note that it is never "give a copy", or "get ahead".)
copy by Keith Ng August 24, 2004
Someone says something that you think sounds dirty, you say "copy" then can "paste" it later to the person who said it so they would have to repeat it.

You can also delete if you say something before someone calls copy on you
Henry: Hey, where did Joey go?
Adam: He went to get some sausage, he said he'll be back in about 10 minutes.
Henry: ...COPY!
Copy by Grova November 27, 2009