: 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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Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Why, then, does the show have all the resonance of a dime-store, plywood knockoff?
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Russ Wiles, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Hartford Courant While three other Big Ten teams were knocked off in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Penn State has advanced.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Show up as the best version of you, not a knockoff of someone else.
—Verb
The market stumble, or correction, came swiftly, knocking off more than 10% of the value of the FT Wilshire 5000 Index over three weeks.
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“Knockoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knockoff. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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