coppertop
British and Australian slang for a person with red or ginger hair — a play on the copper-colored tones of auburn and ginger hair.
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British and Australian slang for a person with red or ginger hair — a play on the copper-colored tones of auburn and ginger hair. 'Coppertop' is generally used affectionately or as light-hearted ribbing, though like many terms for ginger-haired people it can shade into teasing territory. It gained an additional layer of pop culture meaning from The Matrix character of the same informal description, but on the street it's straightforwardly about having that distinctive copper-hued hair.
The coppertop at the end of the bar turned out to be the quiz champion three weeks running — nobody wanted to be on the opposing team.
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(slang) A person with ginger hair.
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