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- Dictionarycop-out/ˈkɒpaʊt/
noun
- 1. an instance of avoiding a commitment or responsibility: informal "the government's green paper is a complete cop-out"
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The meaning of COP-OUT is the act or an instance of copping out. How to use cop-out in a sentence.
a way of avoiding doing something difficult or unpleasant that you should do, or the excuse that you use to do this: She always thought that having a family instead of a career was a cop-out. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of cop out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
What does cop-out mean? Cop-out is a slang term for the act or an instance of backing out of a situation or commitment or avoiding responsibility for something. When you take the easy way out to avoid doing something challenging or making a difficult choice, that’s a cop-out.
cop out. Back out of a responsibility or commitment; also, take the easy way out. For example, Don't count on him; he's been known to fake illness and cop out, or She'll cop out and let her assistant do all the work. These meanings are derived from the underworld slang use of cop out for backing down or surrendering.
If you refer to something as a cop-out, you think that it is a way for someone to avoid doing something that they should do. [ informal , disapproval ] To decline to vote is a cop-out.
cop out (of something) (informal) to avoid or stop doing something that you should do because you are afraid, lazy, etc. You're not going to cop out at the last minute, are you?
Back out of a responsibility or commitment; also, take the easy way out. For example, Don't count on him; he's been known to fake illness and cop out , or She'll cop out and let her assistant do all the work .
