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19 de oct. de 2013 · One that closely imitates or mimics another. v. cop·y·cat·ted, cop·y·cat·ting, cop·y·cats. v.intr. To act as an imitator or mimic. v.tr. To imitate closely; mimic. adj. Closely imitating or following another: a copycat version of a successful product; a copycat crime. Share. Improve this answer.
29 de may. de 2011 · The OED has that mimic means to imitate or copy (a person, action, etc.) esp. for the purposes of ridicule or satire, or to entertain.
17 de ago. de 2013 · The Cranberries的《Copycat》 歌词歌曲名:Copycat歌手:The Cranberries专辑:Treasure Box : The Complete Sessions 1991-99They had an accident and they never noticed anywayA lack of originality couldn't
29 de may. de 2015 · I might add the variant "cheap knock-off" to this answer. "knock-off" by itself does convey a lazy copy, with no real improvements, but given the desire to convey specific negativity from the OP, "cheap knock-off" may make it even clearer that it's likely worse than the inspiration.
21 de jul. de 2016 · UPDATE: (2018-02-08) Pot-Calling-The-Kettle-Black (PCKB) reconsideration and another example: The Wikipedia article on PCKB indicates something interesting.
I'm not an expert with NGrams, but I think this chart suggests people are less likely to capitalise strong Cheddar when it's followed by the word cheese (i.e. - if the word "Cheddar" in isolation is used as a noun, we tend to capitalise; if it's an "adjectival" usage modifying the word "cheese", we don't).
14 de nov. de 2017 · To copycat. After observing the masonry worker for an hour, John decided to copycat him and cancel the work order. (thereby saving money) Second example, used as an adjective: The police doubt the most recent murders were from the original serial killer. Instead, they fear there is a copycat killer on the loose.
As a form of slang, it's a procedure word in radio communications to mean that you've successfully received a transmission. Taken colloquially, it's commonly interpreted among native English speakers to mean " I hear you, or I understand:" Friend: The party is at 8 tonight, so be on time. You: Copy that. Share.
2 de mar. de 2016 · The phrase "smell a rat" in the sense of "detect or suspect that something underhanded is going on" appears in Nathan Bailey, A Universal Etymological English Dictionary (1731): To smell a RAT {soupconner, F. subolere, L.} to discover some intrigue. John Ray, A Compleat Collection of English Proverbs, third edition (1737) lists "I smell a rat ...
31 de ene. de 2015 · Possible sources. Partridge says it's US and Canada slang from c. 1930, and that Norman Franklin says (1976) the original reference is to ther agricultural muck-spreader, and also mentions the following joke as perhaps valid.
