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How to pronounce “copycat

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Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of copycat with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremistsof inspiring copycat attacks, because that
Definition summary
(informal, derogatory) One who imitates or plagiarizes others' work. [from late 19th c.]

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How to pronounce copycat

Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremists

of inspiring copycat attacks, because that

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “copycat

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (informal, derogatory) One who imitates or plagiarizes others' work. [from late 19th c.]
  • A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime, especially a highly-publicized one, that has just or recently been committed by someone else.
  • [Adjective]
  • Imitative; unoriginal.
  • [Verb]
  • To act as a copycat; to copy in a shameless or derivative way. [from early 20th c.]

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