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spitting image
noun
plural spitting images
: someone or something that looks very much like someone or something else
Father then and son later are spitting images of each other.—
Norris McDonald
—usually singularNaimah was brown-skinned, slender, and neighbors said she was the spitting image of her mother.—
Debbie Chocolate
… a lovely … Oscar de la Renta dress, which was the spitting image of a similar one the late royal had worn previously.—
Megan C. Hill
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Examples of spitting image in a Sentence
with the help of either movie magic or makeup, the actress appeared to be the spitting image of the queen
Recent Examples on the Web
The lawyer is the spitting image of Mocha Joe, Larry’s arch-nemesis from seasons seven and ten.
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Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
For years, fans marveled at just how much Shiloh was a spitting image of Angelina.
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Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
The 43-year-old reality star’s throwback video proves not only that she’s always been ahead of the trends, but that her oldest daughter, North West, is the spitting image of her.
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Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Though her role is brief here, Margaret Qualley, with a curly short hairstyle that is the spitting image of her mother circa 1998, is a standout.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 May 2024
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Word History
Etymology
alteration of spit and image
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
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“Spitting image.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spitting%20image. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
spitting image
noun
: perfect likeness
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