Definition
Plural of copout; multiple excuses or instances of avoiding responsibility or expected obligations.
Etymology
Regular plural of copout, formed with -s. The plural form became standard in 20th-century American English, particularly in criticism and youth culture.
Kelly Says
In the 1960s, 'copouts' was a cutting insult—it meant you weren't standing up for your principles or the movement, which made it a powerful word in counterculture discourse even though its origins are murky.
Translations
ARالعربية
مخالفات
makh-al-fa-t
BNবাংলা
উত্তরণ
oot-ta-ron
CACatalà
desviaments
des-vee-a-ments
CSČeština
vyhnutí
vye-hnoo-tee
DADansk
undtagelser
oon-dta-gel-ser
DEDeutsch
Auswege
ow-sweg-eh
ELΕλληνικά
αποφυγές
a-po-fy-ges
ESEspañol
desvíos
des-vee-ohs
FISuomi
pääsyjä
pa-ssy-ya
FRFrançais
défausses
deh-foss
HEעברית
הימנעות
hee-ma-na-at
HUMagyar
kivonulások
kee-vo-noo-laas-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
keluar
ke-la-ur
ITItaliano
scuse
skoo-seh
KKKK
жауапкершілік
jaw-ap-ker-shi-lik
MSBahasa Melayu
keluar
ke-la-ur
NLNederlands
uitwegen
oot-weg-en
PLPolski
wyjścia
vish-che
PTPortuguês
desvios
des-vee-ohs
RORomână
eschiva
esh-chee-va
RUРусский
отмазки
ot-maz-ki
SVSvenska
undantag
oon-dan-tag
SWKiswahili
kukimbia
koo-kim-bee-ah
TAதமிழ்
விலக்கு
vee-lak-ku
TEతెలుగు
తప్పించుకోవడం
tap-pin-chu-ko-va-dam
THไทย
การหลีกเลี่ยง
gaan-la-ik-lyeng
TLTL
pagtakas
pa-g-ta-kas
TRTürkçe
kaçışlar
kaç-ış-lar
UKУкраїнська
ухиляння
oo-khee-lyan-nya
VITiếng Việt
lời bào chữa
lo-ree bah-o chu-r-cha
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la