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
Recent Examples on the Web
Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
After Karrion Kross and his real-life wife, Scarlett, parted ways with WWE, fans believe that another couple's new entrance on SmackDown may be a copycat.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
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
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Noun
Often, when an AI clip proves successful, copycats emerge.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
After Karrion Kross and his real-life wife, Scarlett, parted ways with WWE, fans believe that another couple's new entrance on SmackDown may be a copycat.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
Maybe don’t copycat Netflix so much, other streamers.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for copycat
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“Copycat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copycat. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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