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copycat

The correct spelling is copycat.

How to pronounce copycat

noun

Say it like: Cop-yca-t

The correct spelling is copycat. One who imitates or plagiarizes others' work. For example: "a copycat strangler"

Usage Examples

a copycat strangler

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.One who imitates or plagiarizes others' work.
  2. 2.A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime, especially a highly-publicized one, that has just been or recently committed by someone else.

verb

  1. 1.To act as a copycat; to copy in a shameless or derivative way

adjective

  1. 1.Imitative; unoriginal.

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