What it says on the tin: how would you say "copycat" in Russian?
The verb "обезьянничать" (dictionary translation for "copycat") does not quite cut it - it implies making faces or being silly - while "copycat" is more neutral.
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Sign up to join this communityWhat it says on the tin: how would you say "copycat" in Russian?
The verb "обезьянничать" (dictionary translation for "copycat") does not quite cut it - it implies making faces or being silly - while "copycat" is more neutral.
Basically a person who is a copycat is "подражатель" or "имитатор"
If it's related to subculture, person is "позёр"