Cop on & Piffy on a rock cake

Posted by SR on March 12, 2004

In Reply to: Cob on & Piffy on a rock cake posted by ESC on March 12, 2004

: : I frequently use the expressions "to have a cob on" when someone is in a bad/cantankerous mood and "sitting like Piffy on a rock cake" when someone has left you hanging around waiting for something/one that is not going to appear/happen.

: : Does anyone have any idea where these phrases originate?

: To access previous discussions about "piffy," search under same in the archives.

: Regarding cob. I've heard (in W.Va.) someone talk about another person having a cob up his a**. I'm not sure how that could happen but it makes people grouchy.

: Did you possibly mean "cop on?"