Meaning of cop out In English

• 0 to avoid doing something that you should do or that you have promised to do because you are frightened, shy, or you think it is too difficult:

  • She copped out of the parachute jump at the last minute with some feeble excuse.

• 1 a way of avoiding doing something difficult or unpleasant that you should do, or the excuse that you use to do this:

  • She always thought that having a family instead of a career was a cop-out.

• 2 a way or an excuse to avoid responsibility or to avoid doing something:

  • A plea of temporary insanity is a cop-out and should not be allowed, he said.