Synonyms for cop-out
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- noun
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Verb
1. Weasel out — to avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or…
weasel out, goof off slang US
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Noun
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- v. 1
To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.
Faced with the prospect of cooking for himself, his first thought was to cop out and order a pizza.
- n. 1
Avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out.
His disappearance on the day of the audition was just a cop-out.
Related words
- Other spellings
- cop out copout
Forms
- Plural
- cop-outs → sell-outs…
Example sentences
- excuse Excuse me, but where is the men's shoe department?
By length
- 6 letters
- excuse2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excuse2 = 2 syllables).