Why Is It Called a Cop out?

Cop-out has come to mean an evasion, an escape from facing up to something, but like many slang words it has an untidy history. It first appeared some 500 years ago in the Scots phrase "play cop out" where cop was equivalent to cup, meaning "playing empty the cup" or, frankly, boozing.

What does no cop out mean?

: an excuse for not doing something. : something that avoids dealing with a problem in an appropriate way. See the full definition for cop-out in the English Language Learners Dictionary.

What is cop It slang for?

British, informal. : to be punished for doing something wrong When dad gets home, you're going to cop it!