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knockoff

noun

Etymology

Deverbal from knock off.

Definitions

  1. An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually of lower quality…

    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.
    • He tried to sell us some knockoff watches.
    • But then there's knockoffs of famous brands like Pizza Huh, Sunbucks, McDnoald's. OFC!? Wow, that's wrong on so many levels. Well, at least this Apple store looks like it has something good to eat.

  2. A device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.

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Derived

knockbuster

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA