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Definitions for Copout

[1] an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
[2] a person who cops out: Everyone helped as they had promised, except for one cop-out.
[3] to catch; nab.
[4] to steal; filch.
[5] to buy (narcotics).
[6] cop out , to avoid one's responsibility, the fulfillment of a promise, etc.; renege; back out (often followed by on or of ): He never copped out on a friend in need. You agreed to go, and you can't cop out now. cop a plea.
[7] another name for policeman
[8] British an arrest (esp in the phrase a fair cop )
[9] an instance of plagiarism
[10] to seize or catch
[11] to steal
[12] to buy, steal, or otherwise obtain (illegal drugs) Compare score (def. 26)
[13] Also: cop it to suffer (a punishment) you'll cop a clout if you do that!
[14] cop it sweet Australian slang to accept a penalty without complaint to have good fortune
[15] a conical roll of thread wound on a spindle
[16] mainly dialect the top or crest, as of a hill
[17] British slang (usually used with a negative) worth or value that work is not much cop
[18] Certificate of Proficiency: a pass in a university subject

Words related to Copout

cop-outclaim, pleading, apology, explanation, argument, allegation, action, alibi, ploy, ruse, excuse, guise, pretense, pact, accord, adjustment, deal, bargain, understanding, arrangement

Origin of Copout

11695–1705; compare cap (obsolete) to arrest, Scots cap to seize ≪ dialectal Old French caper to take, ultimately < Latin capere

Word origin for Copout

C19: n use of cop 1 (in the sense: to catch, hence something caught, something of value)

Synonyms for Copout

action, allegation, apology, argument, claim, explanation, pleading, alibi, cause, extenuation, justification, mitigation, out, palliation, pretext, rationalization, right, story, vindication, whitewash, cop-out, fish tale, song and dance