"knockoff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: knockoffs [plural]
Etymology: knock + off Etymology templates: {{compound|en|knock|off}} knock + off Head templates: {{en-noun}} knockoff (plural knockoffs)
  1. An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original. Translations (imitation of something): 山寨 (shānzhài) (Chinese Mandarin), 冒牌貨 (Chinese Mandarin), 冒牌货 (màopáihuò) (Chinese Mandarin), 仿製品 (Chinese Mandarin), 仿制品 (fǎngzhìpǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), namaak [masculine] (Dutch), nepper [masculine] (Dutch), jäljitelmä (Finnish), faux [masculine] (French), imitation [feminine] (French), Imitat [neuter] (German), Fälschung [feminine] (German), μαϊμού (maïmoú) [feminine] (Greek), másolat (Hungarian), koppintás (Hungarian), tiruan (Indonesian), jiplakan (Indonesian), salinan (Indonesian), imitazione [feminine] (Italian), ぱくり (pakuri) (Japanese), podróbka [feminine] (Polish), imitação [feminine] (Portuguese), подделка (poddelka) [feminine] (Russian), imitación [feminine] (Spanish), kopia (Swedish), çakma (Turkish), hàng nhái (Vietnamese), hàng giả (Vietnamese), hàng giả hiệu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-knockoff-en-noun-nObsBrZY Disambiguation of 'imitation of something': 85 15
  2. A device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.
    Sense id: en-knockoff-en-noun-zUC1WJ7H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: knock-off, knock off Related terms: knock, knock off

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for knockoff meaning in All languages combined (5.4kB)

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