Chinese copy

noun

often offensive; see usage paragraph below

: an exact imitation or duplicate that includes defects as well as desired qualities

Usage of Chinese Copy

While Chinese copy is sometimes used playfully (as to refer to a Chinese person who looks very much like a non-Chinese celebrity) it is frequently considered offensive in its implication that a copy made in China is not made with attention and care.

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above