Copium
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A metaphorical opiate taken in order to cope with a loss or disillusionment, often leading to one becoming detached from reality and in denial of their situation. Internet, uncountable
"Cryptobros have been huffing copious amounts of copium after yesterday's devastating Bitcoin crash."
Example
More examples"Cryptobros have been huffing copious amounts of copium after yesterday's devastating Bitcoin crash."
Etymology
Etymology tree Old French couperder. English cope Proto-Indo-European *sokʷós Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor. Latin opiumbor. ▲ Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor. English opium blend English copium Blend of cope (“delusion, coping mechanism”) + opium. First cited usage points back to the album entitled Copium released by American rapper Keak da Sneak in 2003. The term was popularized in 2020 by a reaction image of Pepe the Frog hooked up to a gas cylinder labeled "copium". Sometimes reanalyzed as cope + -ium.
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