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n. - An unauthorized copy or imitation.

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Usage examples (32)
  • Making Hitchcockian thrillers has always been a strong point, however to brand De Palma a Hitchcock knockoff is grossly unfair.
  • I think they will know what the story is when they read it, and no, it's not a "knockoff" of "The Ship Who Sang."
  • The term "knockoff" can now serve as a prefix to any commodity at all — knockoff perfume, handbags, clothing, green cards, DVDs.
  • … A knockoff is a knockoff, whether it's a iPod or a Groupon thing. "
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