knockoffs
Counterfeit designer bags
Knockoffs are imitation products made to resemble more expensive or prestigious originals, typically sold at lower prices.
The term usually implies unauthorized copying of brand-name goods—handbags, watches, designer clothing—though it can extend to any cheap replica: The street vendors sold knockoff Rolexes.
Unlike counterfeits, which actively deceive buyers about authenticity, knockoffs are generally understood by purchasers to be imitations.
The word can also describe imitative creative works: The film was a knockoff of better heist movies.
Not the real thing
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- shamFraudulent imitation
bogus · pirated · unauthorized · fraudulent · spurious · ersatz · pseudo · falsified
Faithful scaled reproduction
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- duplicateExact replica of original
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- reproductionCopying or procreation
facsimile · lookalike · copycat · rip-off · dupe · simulacrum · mimic · indistinguishable
Portable personal storage accessories
- watchesPortable personal clocks
- sunglassesTinted eye protection
- designerOne who plans appearances
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
Gucci · Rolex · Prada · Chanel · streetwear · sneakers · jewelry · accessories
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- infringementViolation of rights
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
seizure · enforcement · prosecution · crackdown · marketplace · vendors · distribution · supply-chain
Low in price
- inferiorOf lower rank
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
- substandardBelow required quality
low-quality · tacky · defective · unreliable · low-end · cut-rate · second-rate · telltale
fake
Not the real thing
sham · bogus · pirated · unauthorized · fraudulent · spurious · ersatz · pseudo · falsified · illegitimate
replica
Faithful scaled reproduction
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- duplicateExact replica of original
- cloneGenetically identical organism
reproduction · facsimile · lookalike · copycat · rip-off · dupe · simulacrum · mimic · indistinguishable · convincing
handbags
Portable personal storage accessories
- watchesPortable personal clocks
- sunglassesTinted eye protection
- designerOne who plans appearances
luxury · Gucci · Rolex · Prada · Chanel · streetwear · sneakers · jewelry · accessories · apparel
piracy
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- infringementViolation of rights
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
customs · seizure · enforcement · prosecution · crackdown · marketplace · vendors · distribution · supply-chain · manufacturing
cheap
Low in price
substandard · low-quality · tacky · defective · unreliable · low-end · cut-rate · second-rate · telltale · giveaway
- black marketblack market, illegal trade, smugglers, contraband, traffickers
- Off-brandsstore brands, imitations, copycats, no-name brands, house brands
- scamsscam, scams, fraud, frauds, swindle
- street consshell game, three card monte, three-card monte, thimblerig, cups and balls
- trademark disputesinfringement, counterfeiting, passing off, cease and desist, dilution
- unfair competitionpassing off, palming off, false advertising, trademark infringement, misappropriation
knockoffsoriginals
Authentic first versions
prototypes · innovations · first editions · trendsetters · trailblazers
knockoffsluxury goods
Costly non-essential purchases
couture · artisanal products · heirloom quality · investment pieces · collector's items
- knockoff bagsCounterfeit designer handbags
- knockoff shoesCounterfeit branded footwear