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Kopite

Kopite

9.9
A fan of Liverpool Football Club who often goes to matches at Anfield
  • noun
  • Jargon
: Kopite
  • As a lifelong Kopite, she rarely misses a home game at Anfield.

Examples

  • Thousands of Kopites cheered on their team at the Champions League final.

  • The chants from the Kopites could be heard all across the city.

  • Every Kopite knows the history of Liverpool FC.

  • Are you a Kopite too?

  • As a lifelong Kopite, she rarely misses a home game at Anfield.

  • Thousands of Kopites filled the stands, passionately supporting their team during the match.

  • The Kopite fans celebrated wildly after their team scored the winning goal.

Synonyms

supporter
vsKopite
810 1.0

A person who backs a team or a cause

is a devoted fan of Liverpool who regularly attends home matches at Anfield

How Devoted

Kopite
  • Jargon
9.9
fan
∞ 1.0
supporter
810 1.0
spectator
93 2.6

Surface Forms

Kopite singular
Kopites plural

Morphology

Kopite = Kop (semi-transparent) = Kop + ite

Formed by the regular suffix '-ite' meaning 'follower of' applied to the proper noun 'Kop'; the derivation is clear but 'Kop' is a culture-specific proper noun, so meaning may not be inferable to learners unfamiliar with the term.

Etymology

The word Kopite comes from the name of the famous stand at Liverpool's stadium, the Kop, which was named after a hill in South Africa called 'Spion Kop' and where 'kop' means 'hill'. So a Kopite is a fan who sings and cheers with that part of the stadium and is a loyal Liverpool supporter who often goes to matches at Anfield.