/ Dictionary / Index C cop-out: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cop-out Pronunciation: (kop'out"), [key] — n. Informal. an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out. a person who cops out: Everyone helped as they had promised, except for one cop-out. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cop-out (Thesaurus) copolymerize Coppelia* Related Content Daily Word Quiz: laudable Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language