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knockoff

or knock-off

[ nok-awf, -of ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an act or instance of knocking off.
an unlicensed copy of something, especially fashion clothing, intended to be sold at a lower price than the original.

First recorded in 1870–75, for an earlier sense; noun use of verb phrase knock off

But one former company insider says knockoff screws were mixed in with real ones.

And it is nearly impossible to trace each knockoff to each patient or to confirm how many were affected.

The money they spent on researching, designing, and marketing their goods is lost to a cheaper knockoff.

In both word and deed, pro football serves as a culturally sanctioned knockoff of the military.

I blogged earlier about The Knockoff Economy, and today the authors are talking about cookbooks.

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