An example of a cop-out is when your boyfriend asks you on a date and you say you have to wash your hair.
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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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(third-person singular simple present cops out, present participle copping out, simple past and past participle copped out)
- (idiomatic) To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.
- Faced with the prospect of cooking for himself, his first thought was to cop out and order a pizza.
Probably from cop a plea
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