Definition of copycat
1 : one who imitates or adopts the behavior or practices of another
2 : an imitative act or product copycat board games
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Examples of copycat in a Sentence
She called me a copycat for wearing the same dress.
every rock singer who makes it big soon has a whole cluster of copycats
1896
First Known Use of copycat
1896
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Definition of copycat
copycatted
;copycatting
intransitive verb
: to act as a copycat
transitive verb
: imitate
Examples of copycat in a Sentence
asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine
a performer who slavishly copycats another never rises to the level of true stardom
1926
First Known Use of copycat
1926
COPYCAT Defined for English Language Learners
copycat
playDefinition of copycat for English Language Learners
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: a person who does the same thing as someone else : a person who adopts the behavior, style, etc., of someone else
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: something that is very similar to another thing
COPYCAT Defined for Kids
copycat
playDefinition of copycat for Students
: a person who imitates another person
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