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copycattery

copycattery noun: imitation; plagiarization.

Noun

copycattery (countable and uncountable, plural copycatteries)

  1. (informal, uncommon) Imitation; plagiarization.
    • Fortunately, he'd since gained enough self-confidence to reduce his copycattery.2019, Jacqueline Diamond, The Case of the Long-Lost Lover: A Safe Harbor Medical Mystery, K. Loren Wilson, →ISBN
    • The Dream of Gerontius, which she'd checked out: total copycattery.2021, Gwyneth Jones, Band Of Gypsys, Hachette, →ISBN

Forms of copycattery

pluralcopycatteries

Origin of copycattery

From copycatter + -y or copycat + -ery.

Questions about copycattery

What does copycattery mean?
Copycattery means imitation; plagiarization.
What part of speech is copycattery?
Copycattery is a noun.
What is the plural of copycattery?
The plural of copycattery is copycatteries.

Words near copycattery in the dictionary

  1. copycats
  2. copycatted
  3. copycatter
  4. copycatteries
  5. copycatters
  6. copycattery
  7. copycatting
  8. copydesk
  9. copydesks
  10. copydom
  11. copyedit

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