: 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
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
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Aditya Kalra, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The film instead evolves into a lurid knockoff of an early Coen-brothers work, something like Blood Simple with tablets.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
Allison Smith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Girls hockey Noelle Gorham and Molly Murphy scored as No. 6 Milton (19-3-2) knocked off third-seeded Woburn 2-0 in a Div. 2 state quarterfinal.
—Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In 2021, a Reuters investigation, based on thousands of internal Amazon documents, found the U.S. company ran a systematic campaign of creating knockoffs and manipulating search results to boost its own private brands in India.
—Aditya Kalra, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The film instead evolves into a lurid knockoff of an early Coen-brothers work, something like Blood Simple with tablets.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo Makes History Later in the evening Notre Dame (#2) took care of business by knocking off Cal (#7) 73-64 largely due to the combination of the Irish big two in Hannah Hidalgo scoring 25 points and Olivia Miles contributing 14 points and six assists.
—Allison Smith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Girls hockey Noelle Gorham and Molly Murphy scored as No. 6 Milton (19-3-2) knocked off third-seeded Woburn 2-0 in a Div. 2 state quarterfinal.
—Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Knockoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knockoff. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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