knockoff C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈnɑkˌɔf/ UK /ˈnɒkɒf/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a cheap imitation of a popular branded product The street vendor sold knockoff watches that stopped within a week. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a cheap imitation of a... imitationcopyreplicafakecounterfeitforgeryclone ↔ Opposites originalgenuine Word family Related forms knockknock-off Etymology AI details A 20th-century compound from the phrasal verb knock off ('to produce quickly or copy cheaply'), from knock (Old English cnocian, of imitative origin) + off. cnocian Old English View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # knockoff **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnɑkˌɔf/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɒkɒf/ ## Meanings 1. a cheap imitation of a popular branded product ## Examples - The street vendor sold knockoff watches that stopped within a week. ## Synonyms - imitation - copy - replica - fake - counterfeit - forgery - clone ## Antonyms - original - genuine ## Related Forms - knock - knock-off ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cnocian ## Etymology A 20th-century compound from the phrasal verb knock off ('to produce quickly or copy cheaply'), from knock (Old English cnocian, of imitative origin) + off. ## AI Etymology Knockoff has this etymological development: A 20th-century compound from the phrasal verb knock off ('to produce quickly or copy cheaply'), from knock (Old English cnocian, of imitative origin) + off. The etymological trail includes Old English cnocian. The same word family includes knock, knock-off. Its current noun use means "a cheap imitation of a popular branded product". ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown