copycat
pronunciation
How to pronounce copycat in British English:
UK [ˈkɒpikæt]
How to pronounce copycat in American English:
US [ˈkɑpikæt]
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- Noun:
- someone who copies the words or behavior of another
Word Origin
- copycat (n.)
- by 1884, American English, probably at least a generation older, from copy (v.) + cat (n.). As a verb, from 1932.
Example
- 1. There are different ways to play the copycat game .
- 2. Copycat blob ...... the meiquan 22nd century building under construction in chongqing .
- 3. Wikileaks will soon face a greater challenge , however : competition from a growing number of copycat leak sites .
- 4. If just a few of the copycat organisations manage to provide useful information to the public , assange 's positive contribution to global civil society might be more widely acknowledged .
- 5. Points out that google could never rival local copycat search engine baidu before it withdrew from china , complaining that local gmail accounts belonging to dissidents had been hacked .