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Cop-out

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out. slang

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

  2. 2
    An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out. slang

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

  3. 3
    A person who cops out. slang

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

Etymology

Deverbal from cop out.

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