cop-out

The definition of a cop out is a poor excuse for not doing something.

(noun)

An example of a cop-out is when your boyfriend asks you on a date and you say you have to wash your hair.

See cop-out in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

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

See cop-out in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also cop·out

noun
Slang

A failure to fulfill a commitment or responsibility or to face a difficulty squarely.
A person who fails to fulfill a commitment or responsibility.
An excuse for inaction or evasion.

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