: a copy that sells for less than the original
broadly
: a copy or imitation of someone or something popular
knocked off; knocking off; knocks off
: to stop doing something
1
: to do hurriedly or routinely
knocked off one painting after another
2
: discontinue, stop
knocked off work at five
3
: deduct
knocked off a little to make the price more attractive
4
5
: rob
knocked off a couple of banks
Examples of knockoff in a Sentence
Noun
That purse is a knockoff.
Verb
decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background
a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax
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Ian Bremmer, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Lookalike products and knockoffs can closely resemble the real thing, making subtle differences hard to spot without close inspection.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
That allowed the Panthers to shorten the game and possess the ball for 10 minutes and 32 seconds longer than the Rams, whose defenders this week admitted to being knocked off the line of scrimmage this week by the Carolina run blockers.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
While Washington asks countries to buy 20th-century energy, Beijing offers 21st-century infrastructure at knockoff prices.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Lookalike products and knockoffs can closely resemble the real thing, making subtle differences hard to spot without close inspection.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
The officer was eventually knocked off the vehicle, and other members of law enforcement took Muñoz-Guatemala into custody about a mile away.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
That allowed the Panthers to shorten the game and possess the ball for 10 minutes and 32 seconds longer than the Rams, whose defenders this week admitted to being knocked off the line of scrimmage this week by the Carolina run blockers.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Knockoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knockoff. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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