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that's a cop-out

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  • cop-out — n excuse, dodge, evasion, fraud, pretence, pretext, alibi COLLOQ. get out, shirking, passing the buck * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: cop out, verb (herein) 1. : an excuse for copping out …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cop Out (2010 film) — Cop Out Official poster Directed by Kevin Smith Produced by Marc E. Platt Polly Johnsen Michael Tadross …   Wikipedia

  • cop-out — cop outs N COUNT: usu sing (disapproval) If you refer to something as a cop out, you think that it is a way for someone to avoid doing something that they should do. [INFORMAL] Wallowing in guilt about the past is a cop out that prevents you from …   English dictionary

  • cop out (of something) — ˌcop ˈout (of sth) derived (informal) to avoid or stop doing sth that you should do because you are afraid, lazy, etc • You re not going to cop out at the last minute, are you? related noun ↑cop out Main entry: ↑cop …   Useful english dictionary

  • cop out — verb choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider • Syn: ↑opt out • Derivationally related forms: ↑copout • Hypernyms: ↑choose, ↑prefer, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • cop out — 1. in. to plead guilty (to a lesser charge). (Underworld. See also cop a plea.) □ Frank copped out and got off with a night in the cooler. □ I decided not to cop out and got a mouthpiece instead. 2. in. to give up and quit; to chicken out (of… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Cop Out (game show) — Infobox television show name = Cop Out caption = format = Game Show runtime = about 24 minutes creator = Chuck Barris starring = Geoff Edwards country = USA rating = network = Unknown, supposedly CBS first aired = 1972 last aired = 1972|Cop Out… …   Wikipedia

  • cop out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms cop out : present tense I/you/we/they cop out he/she/it cops out present participle copping out past tense copped out past participle copped out informal to avoid doing something that you should do because… …   English dictionary

  • cop out — PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is copping out, you mean they are avoiding doing something they should do. [INFORMAL] → See also cop out [V P] Will you call the board to alert them that I feel I should resign? I ll do it. But I …   English dictionary

  • cop-out — {n. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} An irresponsible excuse made to avoid something one has to do, a flimsy pretext. * /Cowe on, Jim, that s a cheap cop out, and I don t believe a word of it!/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cop-out — {n. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} An irresponsible excuse made to avoid something one has to do, a flimsy pretext. * /Cowe on, Jim, that s a cheap cop out, and I don t believe a word of it!/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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