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Definition of
cop-out noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
cop-out
noun
noun
(
informal
)
(
disapproving
)
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a way of avoiding doing something that you should do, or an excuse for not doing it
Not turning up was just a cop-out.
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cop-out
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