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copycat
[ kop-ee-kat ]
noun
- a person or thing that copies, imitates, mimics, or follows the lead of another, as a child who says or does exactly the same as another child.
adjective
- imitating or repeating a recent, well-known occurrence:
a copycat murder.
verb (used with object)
- to imitate or mimic:
new domestic wines that copycat the expensive imports.
- to copy slavishly; reproduce:
The clothes were copycatted straight from designer originals.
copycat
/ ˈɒɪˌæ /
noun
- informal.
- a person, esp a child, who imitates or copies another
- ( as modifier )
copycat murders
Other 51Թ Forms
- DZy·· noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of copycat1
Example Sentences
The casting reflects the distinct identities and histories of the members, each offering something different to lovelorn girls and copycat boys so intoxicated by Beatlemania.
It recently won a long legal battle against the Chinese company behind a copycat mobile app.
The company had claimed its footwear could be classified as art and so was protected by copyright laws in a case it put forward to stop rivals selling copycat versions of the cork-soled sandals.
It’s a move out of the Latin American strongmen that have long plagued the Western Hemisphere but now have an eager copycat at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
County say the recent uptick in arson arrests was probably the result of increased public attention to common smaller fires, not the work of copycats.
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