Cop on

exp.

Heard in Wexford, Dublin, Cork, Galway and Tipperary

An order to regain one's composure and cease behaving foolishly.

Cop on ya quare eeGit

Posh English

Do pull yourself together, you perfectly ridiculous fool.

Same phrase, other counties

• Cork
• Dublin
• Galway
• Tipperary

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