copy\ cat

copy\ cat
noun
Someone who copies another person's work or manner. - Usually used by children or when speaking to children.

He called me a copy cat just because my new shoes look like his.


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  • copy cat — copy cat, U.S. Slang. a person who has no originality but has to copy the appearance, speech, dress, or behavior of others. cop|y|cat «KOP ee KAT», noun, verb, adjective, cat|ted, cat|ting. U.S. Slang. –n. = copy cat. (Cf. ↑copy cat) –v.t. to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • copy cat — copycat cop y*cat , copy cat cop y cat . someone who copies the words or behavior of another. Syn: imitator, ape, aper. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • copy cat — n. Someone who copies another person s work or manner. Usually used by children or when speaking to children. * /He called me a copy cat just because my new shoes look like his./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • copy cat — n. Someone who copies another person s work or manner. Usually used by children or when speaking to children. * /He called me a copy cat just because my new shoes look like his./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • copy-cat — see copycat …   English dictionary

  • copy-cat —  Person who imitates another …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • copy-cat —    An accusation used by children to a child who appears to be imitating their actions. The term is an aggressive one, since imitation, as the Opies point out in The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, ‘is not considered the sincerest form of… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • copy·cat — /ˈkɑːpiˌkæt/ noun, pl cats [count] 1 informal : a person who does the same thing as someone else : a person who adopts the behavior, style, etc., of someone else She called me a copycat for wearing the same dress. 2 : something that is very… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cat — See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY CAT or FRAID CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY, PLAY CAT AND MOUSE WITH, RAIN CATS AND DOGS …   Dictionary of American idioms

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