: 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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Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Laughable knockoffs The Chinese first started trying to sell cars in Europe in the early 2000s, but the quality was poor and the designs often laughable European knockoffs.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Even venture capital spending, when viewed from 1995 to 2022, wasn’t knocked off its steady growth trajectory.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Stage Fright is set at a musical theater summer camp mounting a Phantom of the Opera knockoff production that became infamous a decade ago when its star died on opening night.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Laughable knockoffs The Chinese first started trying to sell cars in Europe in the early 2000s, but the quality was poor and the designs often laughable European knockoffs.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
The other guy gets his wig knocked off and has an accident in his pants.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Even venture capital spending, when viewed from 1995 to 2022, wasn’t knocked off its steady growth trajectory.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Knockoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knockoff. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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