copycat Definition
☆ copy·cat (-kat′)
noun
a person who habitually imitates or mimics others: chiefly a child's term
adjective
imitating a recent event
copycat Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: I think it's this auction, tho it looks like they've had some copycats.
- spawn: It's spawned several copycats since, which is always a good sign of a successful campaign.
Adjective modifier
p2p: She led the RIAA and its member music labels to war against Napster and later P2P copycats.
Modifies a noun
- suicide: If Werther led to copycat suicides he expects Faust to lead to more rounded and balanced human beings.
- killer: But when the murders startup again with the same pattern as Edgar's, Hobbes is suspicious of a copycat killer.
- attack: Is this the original murderer suddenly in action again after fifteen years, or are these copycat attacks?
- behavior: He said copycat behavior by pupils made teaching " infinitely more difficult " .
- killing: It does seem to be a tongue-in-cheek reply to those people scared that scary movies might inspire copycat killings.
- incident: A copycat incident occurred at Bideford School, Devon ( the webmaster's old school!
Noun used with modifier
girl: Monorail ticket Cheats Go to Saffron City and talk to the girl copycat.
Browse dictionary entries near copycat
- ‹ copybook
- ‹ copy-text
- ‹ copy editor
- ‹ copy desk
- ‹ copy boy
- ‹ copy
- ‹ copulative
- ‹ copulation
- ‹ copulate
- ‹ copula

