pécho

Verlan form of choper.

• IPA^(key): /pe.ʃo/

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pécho (Verlan, slang)

1. to nab, to bust, to catch in the act
   • 1995, Jean-Claude Izzo, Total Khéops [Total Chaos], Gallimard:

     —Pourquoi y t’ont pécho, les keufs ? dit-il a Mourrabed, nous ignorant ostensiblement.

     —Why did the cops bust you? he said to Mourrabed, ostensibly ignoring us.

2. (transitive and intransitive)
   1. to score with, to hook up with, to pull, to pick up (to have sex)
   2. to make out with, to kiss
   3. to seduce, to flirt with
3. to obtain drugs, to score drugs

• chopé, poche, poché