Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kop-out]
- /ˈkɒpˌaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kop-out]
- /ˈkɒpˌaʊt/
Definitions of copout word
- noun copout an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out. 1
- noun copout a person who cops out: Everyone helped as they had promised, except for one cop-out. 1
- verb with object copout to catch; nab. 1
- verb with object copout to steal; filch. 1
- verb with object copout to buy (narcotics). 1
- idioms copout cop a plea, to plead guilty or confess in return for receiving a lighter sentence. to plead guilty to a lesser charge as a means of bargaining one's way out of standing trial for a more serious charge; plea-bargain. 1
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Origin of copout
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; noun use of verb phrase cop out
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Copout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
copout popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
copout usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for copout
noun copout
- pact — an agreement, covenant, or compact: We made a pact not to argue any more.
- accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- adjustment — An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
- deal — If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.
- bargain — Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
Antonyms for copout
noun copout
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- controversy — Controversy is a lot of discussion and argument about something, often involving strong feelings of anger or disapproval.
- dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
- dissension — strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
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Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with co
- Words starting with cop
- Words starting with copo
- Words starting with copou
- Words starting with copout