: a copy that sells for less than the original
broadly
: a copy or imitation of someone or something popular
knocked off; knocking off; knocks off
: to stop doing something
1
: to do hurriedly or routinely
knocked off one painting after another
2
: discontinue, stop
knocked off work at five
3
: deduct
knocked off a little to make the price more attractive
4
5
: rob
knocked off a couple of banks
Synonyms
Examples of knockoff in a Sentence
Noun
That purse is a knockoff.
Verb
decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background
a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax
Recent Examples on the Web
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 May 2024
And, no surprise, some vendors peddled knockoff NFL jerseys and other merchandise in cities where the NFL draft was held.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2024
Our hero is almost always an outsider — someone who is knocked off a pedestal, beaten down, and kicked around, all the way to the bottom of the second act, before rising in triumph (e.g., Rocky) or existential martyrdom (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) to win our hearts and minds forever.
—Michael Cieply, Deadline, 16 June 2024
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Noun
Gangster Squad had the ugly uncanny-valley aesthetic of a Sin City knockoff, a too-big ensemble, and overly slow-mo-dependent action scenes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 May 2024
And, no surprise, some vendors peddled knockoff NFL jerseys and other merchandise in cities where the NFL draft was held.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
Verb
Duquesne earned a No. 11 seed and advanced to the second round of the Big Dance after knocking off No. 6 BYU in the opening round.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2024
Our hero is almost always an outsider — someone who is knocked off a pedestal, beaten down, and kicked around, all the way to the bottom of the second act, before rising in triumph (e.g., Rocky) or existential martyrdom (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) to win our hearts and minds forever.
—Michael Cieply, Deadline, 16 June 2024
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“Knockoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knockoff. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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