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looksake

looksake noun: an individual who looks like or is reminiscent of another; a doppelganger.

Noun

looksake (plural looksakes)

  1. (rare) An individual who looks like or is reminiscent of another; a doppelganger.
    • Despite the awkward weight of the pack, Kikun climbed the crumbly stone face like his looksake garden lizard going up a wall; Rose followed more slowly, grumbling all the way.1991, Jo Clayton, Shadowkill
    • Franny, or her looksake, was walking in a southeasterly direction when she had disappeared from sight.2014, G. Zimmerman, Verdure, page 250

Forms of looksake

plurallooksakes

Origin of looksake

From look + sake or look's + sake, modelled after namesake, name's sake.

Questions about looksake

What does looksake mean?
Looksake means an individual who looks like or is reminiscent of another; a doppelganger.
What part of speech is looksake?
Looksake is a noun.
What is the plural of looksake?
The plural of looksake is looksakes.

Words near looksake in the dictionary

  1. looks under rocks
  2. looks up
  3. looks up and down
  4. looks up to
  5. looks upon
  6. looksake
  7. looksaw
  8. looksee
  9. lookseeing
  10. lookseen
  11. looksees

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