copycat
72
3.3
- noun
- /ˈkɑːpiˌkæt/
- Offensive
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copión (informal, ofensivo)
- Because Hollywood is full of copycats, and they're going to try to repeat the formula.
- copycat crime
- copycat killer
- copycat murder
Do you see them as copycats or natural competition?
- Do you see them as copycats or natural competition?
- Like, Michaelee could not try to create a Tom Ford Gucci without being told that they were just a copycat.
- I am so excited to be joined by the one and only Doctor Mike, the copycat.
- Do you feel a little bit like, oh, I don't know, copycats, copycats.
- This tries to be, but it's like it's kind of like a wannabe like copycat doesn't quite do it just not good.
Examples
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Are you prepared to say that this latest murder was the work of a copycat?
Fiction book (1995) -
It's got to be a copycat murder, he told himself.
Fiction book (1991) -
From what I understand, the feeling is that this is a copycat murder.
Fiction book (1991) -
I think we're dealing with a copycat here.
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Guy makes copycat brand the toast of Paris Fashion Week.
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And everyone knows of the copycat phenomenon associated with unusual crimes.
Fiction book (1995) -
I wonder how many other copycats are out there?
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Woman a multiple homicide that occurred here-- an apparent copycat crime...
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However, another source inside the department has told us that CCTV footage of the murders suggests the killer could be a copycat.
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The teacher noticed that several students became copycats after their classmates received praise for a project.
Synonyms
18
6.8
A person who repeats other people's words or actions without understanding them
13
8.3
A person who copies another person's words or actions without original ideas
9
3.4
A person who copies another person's words, actions, or style
8
4.2
A person who copies others' actions or voice to make people laugh
5
6.8
A person who tries to copy and match someone's words or actions
4
7.0
A person who copies someone else's words or ideas and presents them as their own
1
7.3
A person who copies someone else's words or ideas and claims them as their own
1
5.5
A person who copies another person's work or style without adding new ideas
1
7.3
A person or thing that repeats sounds, words and ideas from others
1
9.9
A person who copies a famous artist's style but is not as good
A person who copies another person's words or actions without their own ideas
A person who copies others' voices, actions, or gestures to entertain people
A woman or girl who copies the style of others
Antonyms
How Imitative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word copycat comes from joining copy 'to make the same' and cat, and a helpful image is a cat that repeats what it sees, so a copycat is someone who copies another person's words or actions.