Cop out
Encyclopedia
Cop out is an idiom
which means to avoid taking responsibility for an action, fulfilling a duty or meeting expectations; as a noun, it refers to someone who 'cops out'.
Cop out or cop-out may also refer to:
Idiom
Idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is comprehended in regard to a common use of that expression that is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made...
which means to avoid taking responsibility for an action, fulfilling a duty or meeting expectations; as a noun, it refers to someone who 'cops out'.
Cop out or cop-out may also refer to:
- Cop-Out (play), a 1969 Broadway play starring Linda LavinLinda LavinLinda Lavin is an American singer and actress. She is best known for playing the title character in the sitcom Alice and for her Broadway performances.After acting as a child, Lavin joined the Compass Players in the late 1950s...
- Cop-Out (video game), a 1986 video game by Raffaele CeccoRaffaele CeccoRaffaele Cecco, born 10 May 1967, is a British video games developer who has created numerous video games since 1984, including Cybernoid and Exolon. He grew up in Tottenham in North London....
- Cop Out, a 1969 book by Ellery QueenEllery QueenEllery Queen is both a fictional character and a pseudonym used by two American cousins from Brooklyn, New York: Daniel Nathan, alias Frederic Dannay and Manford Lepofsky, alias Manfred Bennington Lee , to write, edit, and anthologize detective fiction.The fictional Ellery Queen created by...
- Cop Out (book), a 1999 biography about the rugby 1981 Springbok Tour1981 Springbok TourThe 1981 South African rugby union tour of New Zealand was a controversial tour of New Zealand by the South Africa national rugby union team, known as "the Springboks"...
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Film and television
- Cop Out (2010 film), a comedy film directed by Kevin Smith and starring Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan and Kevin Pollak
- Cop-Out, the American title for the 1967 UK film Stranger in the HouseStranger in the House (1967 film)Stranger In The House is a 1967 crime drama directed and written by Pierre Rouve , produced by Anatole de Grunwald, and starring James Mason, Geraldine Chaplin, and Bobby Darin. The movie is also known as Cop-Out and is a remake of the 1942 French film Strangers in the House...
- "Cop-Out", a 1998 episode of Martial LawMartial Law (TV series)Martial Law was a TV crime drama that ran on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US.The show was a...
- Chinese Cop Out, a 1989 action film starring Simon YamSimon YamSimon Yam Tat-Wah , born March 19, 1955, is a Hong Kong actor and film producer.-Background:The son of a former police officer of Shangdong heritage, his father was a Hong Kong Royal Police ship captain who was murdered by his colleague....
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Music
- "Cop Out", a song on the 1969 film Naked AngelsNaked AngelsNaked Angels is a 1969 outlaw biker film, directed by Bruce D. Clark. Starring Michael Greene as Mother, Jennifer Gan as Marlene and Richard Rust as Fingers. Later documentary director Penelope Spheeris is a cast member in her first appearance as an actress...
- "Turn On, Tune In, Cop OutTurn On, Tune In, Cop Out"Turn on, Tune in, Cop out" was the biggest hit single for Norman Cook's dance-jazz group, Freak Power, released in 1993 as a single. The song features a smooth jazz sound and the baritone vocals of lead singer Ashley Slater...
", a 1993 single by the British band Freak Power - "Cop Out", a song by Peter Hope and Richard H. Kirk on the 1994 album Black Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 YearsBlack Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 YearsBlack Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years is a box set album compiling songs released on Wax Trax! Records between 1980 and 1993. Black Box commemorates Wax Trax!'s output as an independent record label prior to its purchase by TVT Records...
- "Chemical Cop-Out", a song on the 1995 album Hit & Run Holiday by My Life With the Thrill Kill KultMy Life With the Thrill Kill KultMy Life with the Thrill Kill Kult is an American electronic industrial rock band originally based out of Chicago, Illinois.-History:...
- "Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope", a song on the 1996 Christmas compilation Just Say NoëlJust Say NoëlJust Say Noël is a Christmas compilation album on Geffen Records. It includes cover songs as well as traditional Christmas songs...
by Sonic Youth - Copout (band), a 1990s punk band made up of members who later went on to Warcry, His Hero Is GoneHis Hero is GoneHis Hero Is Gone was an influential crust punk and sludge metal band from Memphis, Tennessee. Formed in 1995 from members of Copout, Man With Gun Lives Here, and FaceDown, they disbanded in 1999, playing their last show in Memphis. They toured the U.S. extensively several times, as well as Europe...
, Talk Is Poison - "Cop Out", a song on the 2001 album Caught Off GuardCaught Off GuardCaught Off Guard is the first official album by Much the Same. At the time, the band was called Don't Look Down. This EP is now out of print and only available at with a bonus track from the same recording session.-Track listing:# "Moto" – 2:24...
by Much the Same - "Copout", a song on the 2000 album Shorter, Faster, Louder by Kid Dynamite