Slang

rip-off (2)

This page is about the slang term rip-off (2)

Meaning

a low-quality imitation or an unauthorised copy

For example

  • We saved a lot of money when we bought cheap rip-offs instead of real designer-label clothes.

  • A lot of people think that David's new song is a rip-off of another song that was a hit in the eighties, and it does sound pretty similar.

Quick Quiz

A lot of Hollywood horror movies are rip-offs of Japanese films. The Hollywood movies use

a. the same actors

b. the same story

c. much smaller budgets
a) the same actors b) the same story c) much smaller budgets

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Contributor: Matt Errey