Meaning of cop-out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out.
   slang
2. An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.
   slang
3. A person who cops out.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

“His disappearance on the day of the audition was just a cop-out.”

““It’s interesting what he stayed away from,” said Cameron. “Look⟳, I love⟳ the film-making, but I did feel⟳ that it was a bit of a moral cop-out.””

“It was a cop-out to say⟳ he couldn't sign⟳ the petition because he sprained his wrist.”

“He's always a cop-out when there's hard work⟳ to be done.”

“Even when they are talking one-on-one, we aren't allowed to see⟳ behind the posturing and emblematic language. The major exception to this is Da Mayor […] who is both scorned and respected, seen as both a cop-out and a hero.”

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