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
Synonyms
Examples of copycat in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2024
For example, two months after Zuckerberg's 2016 email, Meta launched Stories, a Snapchat copycat feature, on Instagram, which the Motley Fool noted rapidly became a key ad revenue source for Meta.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Mar. 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
There is no indication the attacks reported on TikTok have created copycat incidents, Kenny said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2024
For example, two months after Zuckerberg's 2016 email, Meta launched Stories, a Snapchat copycat feature, on Instagram, which the Motley Fool noted rapidly became a key ad revenue source for Meta.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Mar. 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 7 Jul. 2024.
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