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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kop-out |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒpˌaʊt |
Definition of cop out
Origin :- by 1942, noun and verb, "sneak off, escape," American English slang, probably from cop a plea (c.1925) "plead guilty to lesser charges," probably from northern British slang cop "to catch" (a scolding, etc.); cf. cop a feel "grope someone" (1930s); see cop (v.). Sense of "evade an issue or problem" is from 1960s.
- verb abandon, quit
- "Seen a cop out of the tail of my eye," she explained, hurriedly.
- Extract from : « The Purple Heights » by Marie Conway Oemler
- He simply can't lose, can't fail to cop out the best-looking girl with the biggest bank-roll in town.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- He knew he was plain pastry for the Sharks, so he would hang around the first Tee waiting to cop out a Pudding.
- Extract from : « Ade's Fables » by George Ade
- Brownlee excused himself and followed the cop out, leaving me to explain things to His Grace.
- Extract from : « Nor Iron Bars a Cage.... » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- Meanin' as you'll walk right in on Bud's tough bunch an' cop out d' Kid on y'r lonesome—eh?
- Extract from : « The Definite Object » by Jeffery Farnol
- Fritz has been over a good bit lately and we have to put out our lights as soon as it gets dark, else we'd cop out for sure.
- Extract from : « Combed Out » by Fritz August Voigt
- Suddenly the burglar stopped and called to him softly: "Ain't there a cop out there in front somewhere sparking the girl?"
- Extract from : « Whirligigs » by O. Henry
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