knockoff

C2+ Topic:Business & Commerce

US /ˈnɑkˌɔf/ UK /ˈnɒkɒf/ See IPA manual

noun adj

Meanings

1

noun
a cheap imitation of a popular branded product

The street vendor sold knockoff watches that stopped within a week.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a cheap imitation of a... imitation copy replica fake counterfeit forgery clone

Opposites

original genuine

Word family

Related forms knockknock-off

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.

cnocian Old English

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Business & Commerce

# knockoff

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**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
- Business & Commerce

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