ALL meanings of copout
cop-out
C c - 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
- noun copout Alternative spelling of cop-out. 1