copycatn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒpɪkat/, U.S.

/ˈkɑpiˌkæt/

Etymology: cat n.¹ 2.

colloquial.

A derogatory term for one who or that which copies (see copy v.¹) another, or another's work.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [noun] > one who or that which imitates

followera1398

imitator1523

counterfeiter1526

counterfeitress1577

ape1594

imitatrix1606

emulator1652

figurer1665

mime1677

copier1679

copist1682

mimicker1693

copyist1756

mimic1791

polygraph1794

polygraphic1797

polygrapher1810

echoer1823

imitatressa1834

me-too1886

copycat1896

1896 S. O. Jewett Country of Pointed Firs xiii. 102 I ain't heard of a copy-cat this great many years..'twas a favorite term o' my grandmother's.

1907 E. S. Field Six-cylinder Courtship 101 Good old Tom, with..his picture-gallery full of bogus Old Masters! How often have I called him a silly copy-cat.

1918 C. Mackenzie Early Life Sylvia Scarlett i. vi. 183 One girl with a taste for painting discovered that she was her ideal conception of St. Cecilia; this naturally roused the jealousy of rival adorers that would not be ‘copy-cats’.

1931 Oxf. Times 24 Apr. 16/4 A good architect was not a ‘copy-cat’; nor did he kick over the traces.

1945 W. de la Mare Burning-glass & Other Poems 87 Copy-cat keeps Teacher well in sight.

1961 Daily Tel. 1 Apr. 16/6 Police investigating the ‘copycat’ murder found a track, over a quarter of a mile long, made by Stobb's dragged body.

Derivatives

copycat v. (transitive) to imitate slavishly; copycatting adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > imitate [verb (transitive)] > imitate slavishly or parrot

parrot1640

pie1657

poll-parrot1868

copycat1932

parrotize1957

1932 R. Lehmann Invit. Waltz ii. i. 124 You never will think for yourself. You don't want to go through life copy-catting me, do you?

1934 J. Cannan Under Proof i. i. 13 You weren't playing ships till I did. You copy-catted me.

1963 J. Fowles Collector ii. 161 The horrid timid copycatting genteel in-between class.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	copycat
释义	copycatn. Brit. /ˈkɒpɪkat/, U.S. /ˈkɑpiˌkæt/ Etymology: cat n.¹ 2. colloquial. A derogatory term for one who or that which copies (see copy v.¹) another, or another's work. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [noun] > one who or that which imitates followera1398 imitator1523 counterfeiter1526 counterfeitress1577 ape1594 imitatrix1606 emulator1652 figurer1665 mime1677 copier1679 copist1682 mimicker1693 copyist1756 mimic1791 polygraph1794 polygraphic1797 polygrapher1810 echoer1823 imitatressa1834 me-too1886 copycat1896 1896 S. O. Jewett Country of Pointed Firs xiii. 102 I ain't heard of a copy-cat this great many years..'twas a favorite term o' my grandmother's. 1907 E. S. Field Six-cylinder Courtship 101 Good old Tom, with..his picture-gallery full of bogus Old Masters! How often have I called him a silly copy-cat. 1918 C. Mackenzie Early Life Sylvia Scarlett i. vi. 183 One girl with a taste for painting discovered that she was her ideal conception of St. Cecilia; this naturally roused the jealousy of rival adorers that would not be ‘copy-cats’. 1931 Oxf. Times 24 Apr. 16/4 A good architect was not a ‘copy-cat’; nor did he kick over the traces. 1945 W. de la Mare Burning-glass & Other Poems 87 Copy-cat keeps Teacher well in sight. 1961 Daily Tel. 1 Apr. 16/6 Police investigating the ‘copycat’ murder found a track, over a quarter of a mile long, made by Stobb's dragged body. Derivatives copycat v. (transitive) to imitate slavishly; copycatting adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > imitate [verb (transitive)] > imitate slavishly or parrot parrot1640 pie1657 poll-parrot1868 copycat1932 parrotize1957 1932 R. Lehmann Invit. Waltz ii. i. 124 You never will think for yourself. You don't want to go through life copy-catting me, do you? 1934 J. Cannan Under Proof i. i. 13 You weren't playing ships till I did. You copy-catted me. 1963 J. Fowles Collector ii. 161 The horrid timid copycatting genteel in-between class. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896
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