To cop a mouse is to get a black eye. It was theorised that the term (originating in the 1800's) uses 'cop' to refer to the word 'catch', and 'mouse' to refer to the fact that a mouse is roughly the same size and colour/color of a black eye at its worst.
by C L G January 31, 2021
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