Cop out

Cop out

Cop out is an idiom which means to avoid taking responsibility for an action, fulfilling a duty or meeting expectations; as a noun, it refers to someone who 'cops out'.

Cop out or cop-out may also refer to:

  • Linda Lavin
  • Raffaele Cecco
  • Cop Out, a 1969 book by Ellery Queen
  • 1981 Springbok Tour by Glenn Wood

Film and television

  • Cop Out (2010 film), a comedy film directed by Kevin Smith and starring Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan and Kevin Pollak
  • Cop-Out, the American title for the 1967 UK film Stranger in the House
  • "Cop-Out", a 1998 episode of Martial Law
  • Chinese Cop Out, a 1989 action film starring Simon Yam and Ng Man Tat

Music

  • "Cop Out", a song on the 1969 film Naked Angels
  • "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out", a 1993 single by the British band Freak Power
  • "Cop Out", a song by Peter Hope and Richard H. Kirk on the 1994 album Black Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years
  • "Chemical Cop-Out", a song on the 1995 album Hit & Run Holiday by My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
  • "Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope", a song on the 1996 Christmas compilation Just Say Noël by Sonic Youth
  • Copout (band), a 1990s punk band made up of members who later went on to Warcry, His Hero Is Gone, Talk Is Poison
  • "Cop Out", a song on the 2001 album Caught Off Guard by Much the Same
  • "Copout", a song on the 2000 album Shorter, Faster, Louder by Kid Dynamite

See also


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  • cop-out — cop outs N COUNT: usu sing (disapproval) If you refer to something as a cop out, you think that it is a way for someone to avoid doing something that they should do. [INFORMAL] Wallowing in guilt about the past is a cop out that prevents you from …   English dictionary

  • cop out — by 1942, n. and v., sneak off, escape, Amer.Eng. slang, probably from cop a plea (c.1925) plead guilty to lesser charges, probably from northern British slang cop to catch (a scolding, etc.); Cf. cop a feel grope someone (1930s); see COP (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • cop-out — n informal something you do or say in order to avoid doing or accepting something ▪ There is plenty to do on your own doorstep; to look further is a cop out …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cop-out — cop ,out noun count INFORMAL something you say or do to avoid doing what you should do: Telling him you re ill sounds like a cop out to me …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cop-out — cop′ out n. 1) cvb an act or instance of copping out 2) cvb inf a person who cops out • Etymology: 1940–45 …   From formal English to slang

  • cop-out — ☆ cop out [käp′out΄ ] n. Slang the act or an instance of copping out, as by confessing, reneging, quitting, etc …   English World dictionary

  • cop out — [v] abandon, quit back down, back off, back out, backpedal, desert, dodge, excuse, give the slip*, have alibi, rationalize, renege, renounce, revoke, skip, use pretext, welsh, withdraw; concepts 121,156 Ant. be ready, face, ready, take on …   New thesaurus

  • cop-out — n excuse, dodge, evasion, fraud, pretence, pretext, alibi COLLOQ. get out, shirking, passing the buck * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: cop out, verb (herein) 1. : an excuse for copping out …   Useful english dictionary

  • cop out — verb choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider • Syn: ↑opt out • Derivationally related forms: ↑copout • Hypernyms: ↑choose, ↑prefer, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cop Out — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Cop Out – Geladen und entsichert Originaltitel Cop Out …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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