Meaning & use
Knockoff
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An unauthorized copy or imitation of a branded or designer product.
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The street vendor sold knockoffs of popular designer handbags.
Customs officials seized thousands of knockoff watches at the border.
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Once purely informal, "knockoff" is now standard business and legal vocabulary for describing intellectual property infringement.
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