: 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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Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
One Mom Has Had Enough When one Texas mom took to TikTok to share her daughter's heartbreak over being bullied for having a knockoff Stanley cup, the response was divided.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 14 Mar. 2025
Sean Gregory, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Chicago Tribune Still, there have been 55 times in which the No. 12 seed triumphed since the NCAA Tournament field expanded in 1985, including twice last year, when James Madison beat Wisconsin and Grand Canyon knocked off Saint Mary’s.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Eventually, cheap knockoff versions began appearing online on major retail sites like Walmart and Amazon toward the end of 2024.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
One Mom Has Had Enough When one Texas mom took to TikTok to share her daughter's heartbreak over being bullied for having a knockoff Stanley cup, the response was divided.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
Princeton finished second in the league at 12-2, and squares off against Iowa State’s dominant center Audi Crooks in a First Four game on Wednesday in South Bend, Ind. Princeton beat North Carolina State in the first round two years ago and knocked off Kentucky in 2022.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Chicago Tribune Still, there have been 55 times in which the No. 12 seed triumphed since the NCAA Tournament field expanded in 1985, including twice last year, when James Madison beat Wisconsin and Grand Canyon knocked off Saint Mary’s.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Knockoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knockoff. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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