copium
/ˈkoʊpiəm/
EN
An internet slang term for the false or excessive hope, denial, or coping mechanisms people use to deal with disappointment or failure, especially in competitive contexts.
He's smoking copium after his favorite team lost the championship.
Etymology
A portmanteau of "cope" (to deal with difficulty) and the suffix "-ium" (common in chemical names like opium). It originated as an internet slang term on Twitch chat in the early 2020s.
Translations
简体中文
安慰剂（网络俚语）,自我欺骗的精神慰藉
繁體中文
安慰劑（網路俚語）,自我欺騙的精神慰藉
日本語
コーピアム（ネットスラング）,失敗を受け入れられず現実逃避すること
한국어
인터넷 슬랭, 좌절 후 자기 위안
Deutsch
Internet-Slang für Bewältigungsmechanismus
Español
jerga de internet para mecanismo de afrontamiento falso
Português
gíria da internet para mecanismo de enfrentamento falso
Français
argot internet pour mécanisme d'adaptation faux
Català
argot d'internet per a mecanisme d'afrontament fals
Tiếng Việt
tiếng lóng mạng cho sự tự an ủi giả dối
Collocations
smoke copiumhuffing copiuminhaled copium
Synonyms
denialfalse hopecoping mechanism
Antonyms
acceptancerealityobjectivity
Related Words
copeslanginternettwitchdisappointment