copycat

cop·y·cat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kop-ee-kat]
- /ˈkɒp iˌkæt/
- /ˈkɒp.i.kæt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kop-ee-kat]
- /ˈkɒp iˌkæt/

Definitions of copycat word

adjective copycat A copycat crime is committed by someone who is copying someone else. 3
countable noun copycat If you call someone a copycat, you are accusing them of copying your behaviour, dress, or ideas. 3
noun copycat a person, esp a child, who imitates or copies another 3
noun copycat (as modifier) 3
noun copycat a person who habitually imitates or mimics others 3
adjective copycat imitating a recent event 3

See all 18 definitions of copycat

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Origin of copycat

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900; copy + cat

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Parts of speech for Copycat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Copycat

copycat popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for copycat

noun copycat

mime — the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
ape — Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family.
aper — a person who apes, a mimic

verb copycat

mimic — to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
look like — resemble
parrot — any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
pantomime — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
personate — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).

adjective copycat

mimetic — characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry: mimetic gestures.
simulant — simulating; feigning; imitating.
imitative — imitating; copying; given to imitation.

All 14 Synonyms of copycat