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cop-out Definition

cop·-out (käpo̵ut′)

noun

Slang the act or an instance of copping out, as by confessing, reneging, quitting, etc.

cop-out Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • seem: But on second thoughts it seems a cop-out, because the same could be said of Father Christmas and tooth fairies.
  • become: Engaged Buddhism would then become a cop-out for frustrated meditators, a kind of Buddhism Lite.
  • use: I f anyone can address the questions and issues I have laid out here, without using a blatant cop-out ( e.g.

Adjective modifier

  • complete: On the contrary, it's an almost complete cop-out.
  • real: Your answer to ( ii ) is a real cop-out.
  • great: Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.
  • total: But then I thought your ending was a total cop-out.
  • blatant: I f anyone can address the questions and issues I have laid out here, without using a blatant cop-out ( e.g.
  • huge: To me, tho, that just seems to be a huge cop-out.

Modifies a noun

  • clause: Let's hope so, but tacking on a cop-out clause doesn't change the sentiment of the film.
  • way: Irony is the ultimate cop-out way of turning something you didn't mean into something you did.

Browse dictionary entries near cop-out

  1. Copán
  2. cop
  3. cootie
  4. cooter
  5. coot
  6. Coos
  7. coordinator
  8. coordination complex
  9. coordination
  10. coordinating conjunction
  1. copacetic
  2. copaiba
  3. copal
  4. copalm
  5. coparcenary
  6. coparcener
  7. copartner
  8. cope
  9. cope (with)
  10. copeck