knockoff en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Deverbal from knock off.
Meanings
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(attributive, often) An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually of lower quality and price than the original.
He tried to sell us some knockoff watches.
It's not a name-brand bag; it's just a cheap knockoff.
But then there's knockoffs of famous brands like Pizza Huh, Sunbucks, McDnoald's. OFC!? Wow, that's wrong on so many levels. Well, at least this Apple store looks like it has something good to eat.
2015 June 24, “Top 10 Chinese Knockoffs of Foreign Products” (00:04:33 from the start), in China Uncensored, spoken by Chris Chappell (himself), America Uncovered LLC:
- A device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| knock off | alternative | lexicographic | |
| knock-off | alternative | lexicographic | |
| knockoffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (33)
ja ぱくり (imitation of something) · cmn 山寨 (imitation of something) · id jiplakan (imitation of something) · sv kopia (imitation of something) · vi hàng giả hiệu (imitation of something) · fr imitation (imitation of something) · pt imitação (imitation of something) · nl namaak (imitation of something) · fr faux (imitation of something) · pl podróbka (imitation of something) · el μαϊμού (imitation of something) · id salinan (imitation of something) · cmn 冒牌貨 /冒牌货 (imitation of something) · tr çakma (imitation of something) · nl nepper (imitation of something) · de Imitat (imitation of something) · vi hàng nhái (imitation of something) · it imitazione (imitation of something) · hu másolat (imitation of something) · th ของเก๊ (imitation of something) · fi jäljitelmä (imitation of something) · th เซินเจิ้น (imitation of something) · cmn 仿製品 /仿制品 (imitation of something) · es imitación (imitation of something) · id tiruan (imitation of something) · vi hàng giả (imitation of something) · de Fälschung (imitation of something) · ru подделка (imitation of something) · th ของก๊อป (imitation of something) · hu koppintás (imitation of something) · th ของปลอม (imitation of something) · cmn 仿冒品 (imitation of something) · th จีนแดง (imitation of something)