copy·cat
ˈkä-pē-ˌkat 
often attributive
1
: one who imitates or adopts the behavior or practices of another
2
: an imitative act or product
copycat board games
copycatted; copycatting
: to act as a copycat
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Noun
She called me a copycat for wearing the same dress.
every rock singer who makes it big soon has a whole cluster of copycats
Verb
asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine
a performer who slavishly copycats another never rises to the level of true stardom
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
For example, DoorDash launched before competitors like UberEats, and there were several copycat versions in various countries where DoorDash did not operate, which is more of a business opportunity rather than making a difference in people’s lives through radical innovation.
—Rocky Sharma, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
And that applies to fashion design, decor, and even to the travel industry, where there’s a real tendency to copycat successful ideas.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 20 Jan. 2023
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Noun
The shooting of Brian Thompson sparked two very separate reactions around his killer: a manhunt and admiration from certain parts of the internet, with the latter creating concern among security experts that this killing might inspire copycat events.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
For example, DoorDash launched before competitors like UberEats, and there were several copycat versions in various countries where DoorDash did not operate, which is more of a business opportunity rather than making a difference in people’s lives through radical innovation.
—Rocky Sharma, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
North Korea famously hacked the pharmaceutical company Pfizer in an attempt to steal its COVID-19 vaccine technology, and Chinese exfiltrations of U.S. defense industrial base research has led to copycat technological advances in aircraft and missile development.
—Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
And that applies to fashion design, decor, and even to the travel industry, where there’s a real tendency to copycat successful ideas.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 20 Jan. 2023
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“Copycat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copycat. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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