Refers to any pathetically-threadbare "easy-but-ineffective solution" excuse used to maintain the infamous "blue wall of silence" and avoid having to terminate --- or at least adequately discipline --- a morally-delinquent officer for grossly unacceptable actions.
Disgruntled citizen, speaking to his wife over morning coffee and reading the newspaper: Huh --- says here that the sheriff claims his deputies just need "additional training" in the wake of a spate of police-brutality and racial-profiling complaints... what a cop-out! The problem is that those piglice are dyed-in-the-wool assholes, and he knows it --- "training" isn't gonna help THOSE sadistic bullies; they behave that way due to their basic evil/hurtful nature, not because they are merely not "learned" or "familiar" enough about their assigned duties or how they're supposed to act!
by QuacksO March 22, 2017
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by Dex Novice April 16, 2021
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A convenient way to tell someone that you don't want to do something with them because you've 'been exposed' to Covid-19 virus, yet not feel bad about it at all.
"Dude, I can't go to your BBQ tonight. The cable guy hooked up my new router today and I've been exposed. I'll need to self-isolate for at least 2 weeks." This is a classic example of the covid cop-out
by Superfly Horowitz May 23, 2020
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by Oscar adeboye September 17, 2025
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When a person is too lazy to put much thought in to what shoes to wear to complete their outfit.
When a person is too lazy to put much thought in to what shoes to wear to complete their outfit.
John: I can't find those blue shoes i need to go with my tie. I'm just gonna throw on my black ones.
Doe: Awww, u gon' throw on the cop outs? LOL.
Doe: Awww, u gon' throw on the cop outs? LOL.
by him.early October 9, 2008
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She was upset, and thought to herself: "Why did he copout on me?"
She was upset, and thought to herself: "Why did he copout on me?"
by dfsmith June 11, 2013
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