copout

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A form of cop-out — Avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out.

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Meanings

nouncopout (plural copouts)

plural copouts

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cop-out.

Origin

Deverbal from cop out.

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APA

copout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copout

MLA

“copout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copout.

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