Copout

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounAvoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out.

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

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

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

3.nounA person who cops out.

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

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