copycat
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.
imitating or repeating a recent, well-known occurrence: a copycat murder.
to imitate or mimic: new domestic wines that copycat the expensive imports.
to copy slavishly; reproduce: The clothes were copycatted straight from designer originals.
Origin of copycat
1Other words from copycat
- cop·y·cat·ism, noun
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How to use copycat in a sentence
While there are clusters, which may be due to copycatting, there's no obvious pattern.
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British Dictionary definitions for copycat
/ (ˈkɒpɪˌkæt) /
informal
a person, esp a child, who imitates or copies another
(as modifier): copycat murders
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