cop-out

== English == === Alternative forms === copout === Etymology === Deverbal from cop out. === Pronunciation === === Noun === cop-out (plural cop-outs) (slang) Avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out. (slang) An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out. (slang) A person who cops out. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “cop-out”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “cop-out”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. "cop-out" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus (Wordsmyth, 2002)