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How to Pronounce “copy cat” in English

/kɑpiˈkæt/

co·py·cat

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IPA/kɑpiˈkæt/
Syllablesco·py·cat
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What does “copy cat” mean?

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NOUN
  • One who imitates or plagiarizes the work of others.
  • A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime, especially a highly-publicized one, that has recently been committed by someone else.
ADJECTIVE
  • Imitative; unoriginal.
VERB
  • To act as a copycat; to copy in a shameless or derivative way.

Example sentences

  • And in it all they are merely copy-cats—servile followers of the aristocratic creed, but without the genuine prestige of the old-time nobilities.
  • a copycat strangler
  • creative and copy what you do um right after we opened the first store sunglass H started to copy us and produced a copy cat chain called watch station they

How to pronounce “copy cat

Syllables:
co · py · cat
IPA:
/kɑpiˈkæt/
Listen for:
the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you pronounce “copy cat”?

“copy cat” is pronounced /kɑpiˈkæt/ (co · py · cat). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

How many syllables are in “copy cat”?

“copy cat” has 3 syllables: co · py · cat.

What does “copy cat” mean?

One who imitates or plagiarizes the work of others.

How can I hear “copy cat” used in real sentences?

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