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knock-off

knock-off is the alternative spelling of knockoff.

Meaning of knockoff

Noun

knockoff (plural knockoffs)

  1. (attributive, often) An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually of lower quality and price than the original.
    • It's not a name-brand bag; it's just a cheap knockoff.
    Synonyms:
    rip-off, fake, phony
  2. A device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.

Forms of knock-off

pluralknock-offs

Words formed from knock-off

Questions about knock-off

What is knock-off the alternative spelling of?
Knock-off is the alternative spelling of knockoff.

Words near knock-off in the dictionary

  1. knock-knock jokes
  2. knock-knocked
  3. knock-knocking
  4. knock-knocks
  5. knock-me-down
  6. knock-off
  7. knock-offs
  8. knock-on
  9. knock-on effect
  10. knock-on effects
  11. knock-ons

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Adapted from Wiktionary: knock-off (page history and authors); knockoff (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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