knockoff

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noun

knock·​off ˈnäk-ˌȯf How to pronounce knockoff (audio)
: a copy that sells for less than the original
broadly : a copy or imitation of someone or something popular

knock off

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verb

knocked off; knocking off; knocks off

intransitive verb

: to stop doing something

transitive verb

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
a
: kill
knocked off two men … on mercenary groundsLewis Baker
b
: overcome, defeat
knocked off each center of rebellion
5
: rob
knocked off a couple of banks
6
: to make a knockoff of : copy, imitate
knocks off popular dress designs

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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Noun
Each place was distinct in its own way, but all bore the candlelit, scratchy-wool, Shaker-goth aesthetic that marked a place as a Tarlow joint, or (both in New York and elsewhere) a Tarlow knockoff. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024 Trump was just starting to form a media and technology company, with dreams of creating a Twitter knockoff, though the former president apparently did not want to put up much of his own money. Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
The San Francisco 49ers handily knocked off the Chicago Bears 38-13 on Sunday for their first win in nearly a month. Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024 Indeed, in recent weeks the Browns have knocked off Baltimore and Pittsburgh — two teams the Broncos lost to earlier in the season and are looking up at in the postseason standings. Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for knockoff 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1966, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1649, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of knockoff was in 1649

Dictionary Entries Near knockoff

knock off

knockoff

knock on

Cite this Entry

“Knockoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knockoff. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

knock off

verb
: to stop doing something
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