English
Alternative spellings
copout
Noun
en-noun|sg=cop-out
#idiom Avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of cop out|copping out.
#:His disappearance on the day of the audition was just a cop-out.
#idiom An 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.
#idiom A person who cops out.
#:He's always a cop-out when there's hard work to be done.
References
R:Dictionary.com
"cop-out" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
"cop-out" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus © Wordsmyth 2002.
"cop-out" in Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, © 2006-2007 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.
"cop-out" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press 2007.
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