: a copy that sells for less than the original
broadly
: a copy or imitation of someone or something popular
knocked off; knocking off; knocks off
: to stop doing something
1
: to do hurriedly or routinely
knocked off one painting after another
2
: discontinue, stop
knocked off work at five
3
: deduct
knocked off a little to make the price more attractive
4
5
: rob
knocked off a couple of banks
Examples of knockoff in a Sentence
Noun
That purse is a knockoff.
Verb
decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background
a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Perhaps because the photopolymer plate printing used to make it was already elaborated on in the best-selling 1993 novel The Club Dumas and its 1999 knockoff film adaptation, The Ninth Gate).
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 June 2026
K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 June 2026
All of the Jays’ run-scoring knocks off Weathers also came on two-strike counts.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
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Noun
Tuesday appears in the film looking more like a knockoff version of the deadpan character but still has her signature black bangs and pigtail braids.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Perhaps because the photopolymer plate printing used to make it was already elaborated on in the best-selling 1993 novel The Club Dumas and its 1999 knockoff film adaptation, The Ninth Gate).
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 June 2026
Verb
Stellar industrial design, great build quality, and high-octane silicon make this a top choice, especially for this price with $250 knocked off!
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 June 2026
All of the Jays’ run-scoring knocks off Weathers also came on two-strike counts.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
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“Knockoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knockoff. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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