copycat

²copycat

verb

copy·cat·tedcopy·cat·ting

Definition of COPYCAT

intransitive verb

: to act as a copycat

transitive verb

: imitate

Examples of COPYCAT

1. <asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine>
2. <a performer who slavishly copycats another never rises to the level of true stardom>

First Known Use of COPYCAT

1926

Related to COPYCAT

Synonyms: clone, copy, duplicate, imitate, reduplicate, render, replicate, reproduce

Antonyms: originate

Related Words: counterfeit, fake, forge, knock off, rip off; mimic, simulate; reconstruct, re-create

Near Antonyms: create, imagine, initiate, invent

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