me-too
Copycat's eager cry
Me-too describes something that imitates or copies a successful predecessor, often opportunistically and without significant innovation.
A me-too drug is a pharmaceutical that closely resembles an existing medication, and a me-too product follows a market leader's formula.
Politicians may propose me-too legislation that mirrors a rival's popular bill.
The term carries connotations of unoriginality and bandwagon-jumping. (Capitalized Me Too or #MeToo refers to the movement against sexual harassment.)
One who mimics another
- imitationCopy of the original
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- bandwagonSurging popular cause
follower · unoriginal · replica · clone · piggybacking · latecomer · opportunistic · mimicry
Sound from throat
- courageFortitude facing danger
- braveryBoldness before danger
- agencyPower to act
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
dignity · rights · assertiveness · self-worth · liberation · fearlessness · resilience · fortitude
Aggressive, unwanted targeting
- assaultViolent offensive act
- survivorOne still alive after
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
disclosure · testimony · reckoning · workplace · Hollywood · Weinstein · accuser · perpetrator
To uphold or sustain
- believeAccept as true
- allySupportive partner
- sisterhoodBond among women
- brotherhoodKinship among men
unity · empathy · community · collective · togetherness · validation · listening · advocacy
copycat
One who mimics another
- imitationCopy of the original
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
bandwagon · follower · unoriginal · replica · clone · piggybacking · latecomer · opportunistic · mimicry · coattails
voice
Sound from throat
autonomy · dignity · rights · assertiveness · self-worth · liberation · fearlessness · resilience · fortitude · boldness
harassment
Aggressive, unwanted targeting
- assaultViolent offensive act
- survivorOne still alive after
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
accountability · disclosure · testimony · reckoning · workplace · Hollywood · Weinstein · accuser · perpetrator · victim
support
To uphold or sustain
- believeAccept as true
- allySupportive partner
- sisterhoodBond among women
brotherhood · unity · empathy · community · collective · togetherness · validation · listening · advocacy · fellowship
- Imitatorsimitator, mimic, copycat, impersonator, clone
me-tooinnovative
Introducing new ideas
original · pioneering · groundbreaking · trailblazing · novel
me-tooindependent
Free from external control
original thinker · nonconformist · freethinking · maverick · contrarian
me-toofirst-mover
Initial market participant
market maker · disruptor · market leader · trendsetter · game-changer