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knockoff

[nok-awf, -of] / ˈnɒkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /


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Sounds like something from a knockoff episode of “Black Mirror,” right?

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Vuitton at first balked at selling the items, he says, but they proved so popular in cheap knockoff form that its hand was forced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Novo officially dropped Hims in June and accused the company of “deceptive promotion and selling of illegitimate, knockoff versions of Wegovy that put patient safety at risk.”

From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026

“Everyone sends me photos of knockoff ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ dolls from across the border,” Jimenez says laughing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

She smelled like knockoff Ivory soap and powdered laundry detergent from a yellow box labeled “Laundry Detergent.”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

In this way, the government's crackdown on affordable knockoffs threatens to lock many local customers out of the market.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Other guitar companies have crafted their own versions over the years, some as cheap knockoffs and others as coveted customized instruments that sell for thousands of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

And then, Felix goes deep on one of his favorite topics: why knockoffs aren’t so bad.

From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2026

Novo said at the time it had concerns about the safety of the knockoff versions, and that Hims & Hers’s marketing of such knockoffs put patient safety at risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

You see knockoffs everywhere but these are original, worn-out by now, the black leather browning at the edges.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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