Definition of a copy-cat

copy-cat    

noun

• a person who copies others.

  Mom! Levi won't stop being a copy-cat!

  You are such a copy-cat.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to imitate.

  Last edited on May 09 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'to imitate':
squelch	Definitions include: to steal.
jock	Definitions include: to be extremely attracted to someone; "have a crush on".
bite	Definitions include: to be of poor quality, displeasing.
biter	Definitions include: a person who "bites".
ersatz	Definitions include: imitation.

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Other terms relating to 'cat':
cat	Definitions include: a female.
cat burglar	Definitions include: A male who moves in on and takes the attention of a female away from another male that she was potentially interested in.
cat chain	Definitions include: Long chain, such as a watch chain, worn by 'hep cats' and zoot suiters.
cat fight	Definitions include: a fight between two or more females.
cat meets dog	Definitions include: two people who become enemies and make conflicts.
cat nap	Definitions include: a short nap.
cat off	Definitions include: A term used in the Bronx in the seventies denoting that a person is ignored, looked over, paid no attention to, wrote off, disrespected.
cats and dogs	Definitions include: raining hard.
cat's *ss	Definitions include: something really great.
cat's *ss, the	Definitions include: something great; "first rate."
cat-scratch fever	Definitions include: an infectious disease humans catch from cats.
cat's pajamas, the	Definitions include: the best.
cat's whiskers, the	Definitions include: the best you can get.
Centered cat	Definitions include: a calm, cool, and collected person especially in times of turmoil or trial.
crab cat	Definitions include: to hold down others from social progression.
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Other terms relating to 'copy':
carbon copy	Definitions include: an exact copy.
CC	Definitions include: in the days of e-mails carbon copies are considered forwards, i.e. forwarded e-mails
copy-pasta	Definitions include: something repeatedly posted on an internet-based discussion forum.
copy that	Definitions include: to understand.

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