noun
- an excuse or way of avoiding responsibility or commitment
Usage: informal
Examples
- Saying you’re too busy is just a copout.
- His apology felt like a copout rather than genuine remorse.
- Don’t give me that copout about not having enough time.
- The politician’s vague response was seen as a copout.
- Taking the easy way out is always a copout.
- She called his explanation a total copout.