WikiWord

English

cop-out

noun

Meaning

  1. Avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out.
  2. An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.
  3. A person who cops out.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data