Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Informal An unauthorized copy or imitation, as of designer clothing: "the place to go for quality knockoffs” ( Women's Wear Daily).
Wiktionary
- n. An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A cheap imitation of something popular, produced illegally without a license from the trademark owner, and of inferior materials.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an unauthorized copy or imitation
Etymologies
- knock + off (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Instead, all we know that a thinly-developed Superman knockoff is missing.”
“Making Hitchcockian thrillers has always been a strong point, however to brand De Palma a Hitchcock knockoff is grossly unfair.”
“The Bootleg Action Figure site features page after page after page of photos of crummy bootleg action figures -- this Batman knockoff is adorable.”
“And beginning later this year, "90210" will beget the ultimate knockoff, which is, of course, a spinoff.”
“Today, you might wonder if Newsweek instead wants to be known as a knockoff of Us Weekly.”
“Maybe it is because they are loaded with old movies and big name knockoff titles these days.”
“District Court in Northern California this year accusing nine retailers, manufacturers and suppliers of selling "knockoff" chairs in connection with reproductions of the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Aluminum Group chair, and Soft Pad chair.”
“Only hours after it was announced, these same online commentators came to a consensus on Gen. Chi's accolade: Much like China's renowned counterfeits of Western consumer products, this is a shanzhai, or "knockoff," peace prize.”
“But even the obvious errors -- the "Fatal Attraction" knockoff "Fear," say -- have stiffened her resolve not to chase celebrity or play victims.”
“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.”
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knock phrases / words
how knock is used
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Former ghosts
Ghost words that I've adopted because the original listers abandoned them. Yarb has more in his Adoption agency, and many orphlings are tagged as ghosted, ghost phrases, misspellings, or typos.
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