informal1 noun avoidancecor i leataobh c m useachaint fem3 c m ua voucher is a cop-outis cor i leataobh é dearbhán a thabhairtthat's just a cop-out on his partníl ann sin aige ach an bealach éasca a thógáil2 noun excuseleithscéal masc1 c m uthe usual cop-out that she was sickan gnáthleithscéal go raibh sí tinn
