copy·cat
ˈkä-pē-ˌkat 
often attributive
1
: one who imitates or adopts the behavior or practices of another
2
: an imitative act or product
copycat board games
copycatted; copycatting
: to act as a copycat
Examples of copycat in a Sentence
Noun
She called me a copycat for wearing the same dress.
every rock singer who makes it big soon has a whole cluster of copycats
Verb
asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine
a performer who slavishly copycats another never rises to the level of true stardom
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Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Moisture and energy from Tropical Storm Raymond will play copycat and get steered by the same weather system into Mexico and the Southwest, although a bit farther east than Priscilla.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 20 Jan. 2023
Sometimes, people will copycat what other teams have done.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2022
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Noun
Kirkland Signature The best part about Costco is, inarguably, Kirkland Signature, their line of countless copycats of popular food, decor, or fashion items.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Moisture and energy from Tropical Storm Raymond will play copycat and get steered by the same weather system into Mexico and the Southwest, although a bit farther east than Priscilla.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
And that applies to fashion design, decor, and even to the travel industry, where there’s a real tendency to copycat successful ideas.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 20 Jan. 2023
Sometimes, people will copycat what other teams have done.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2022
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“Copycat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copycat. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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