"copycat" meaning in English

See copycat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: copycat [positive], more copycat [comparative], most copycat [superlative]
Etymology: copy + cat Etymology templates: {{compound|copy|cat}} copy + cat Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is copycat, it is not an original work.
    Sense id: simple-copycat-en-adj-hOTnA3ZB

Noun

Forms: copycat [singular], copycats [plural]
Etymology: copy + cat Etymology templates: {{compound|copy|cat}} copy + cat Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A copycat is a person who imitates or plagiarizes other people's work.
    Sense id: simple-copycat-en-noun-Ng95j1pe Categories (other): Colloquial

Verb

Forms: copycat [canonical], copycats [third-person, singular], copycatted [past], copycatted [past, participle], copycatting [present, participle]
Etymology: copy + cat Etymology templates: {{compound|copy|cat}} copy + cat Head templates: {{verb|copycat|t}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you copycat a person, you act as a copycat.
    Sense id: simple-copycat-en-verb-ZRlFFzMR
     
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