copycat
adjective/ˈkɒpikæt/
/ˈkɑːpikæt/
[only before noun]- (of crimes or other actions) similar to and seen as copying an earlier well-known crime or action
- copycat crimes
- The copycat phenomenon is a danger to which the media may be contributing.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCopycat is used with these nouns:- crime
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