cop-out (redirected from cop-outs)

cop-out also cop·out (kpout)

n. Slang

1. A failure to fulfill a commitment or responsibility or to face a difficulty squarely.

2. A person who fails to fulfill a commitment or responsibility.

3. An excuse for inaction or evasion.

Thesaurus

cop-out

noun (Slang) pretence, dodge, pretext, fraud, alibi She said she was too upset to talk, but that was just a cop-out.

Translations

cop-out [ˈkɒpaʊt] N → evasión f de responsabilidad

cop-out

n (inf: = going back on sth) → Rückzieher m (inf); (= deliberate evasion) → Ausweichmanöver nt; this solution/translation is just a cop-out → diese Lösung/Übersetzung weicht dem Problem nur aus