What Does This Mean?
To manage or rationalize a disappointing or losing situation, often used dismissively to suggest someone is in denial about an unfavorable outcome.
EXPLAINER
JREG · original source ↗
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SDictionary · original source ↗
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REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"He said he didn't even want the job anyway after getting rejected. Cope."
LORE & ORIGIN
Crossed over from forum-adjacent slang's 'cope, seethe, mald' trio into mainstream Gen Z vocabulary, where it became a one-word dismissal of someone else's coping mechanism.
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