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单词 lookie-likie
释义

lookie-likien.

Brit. /ˌlʊkɪˈlʌɪki/, U.S. /ˌlʊkiˈlaɪki/
Forms: 1900s– lookee-likee, 1900s– lookie-likie, 1900s– looky-likey, 2000s– lookalikie, 2000s– looky-likie.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: lookalike n.
Etymology: Humorous alteration of lookalike n.: see -y suffix6. Perhaps compare also looky v.Popularized by British comedians Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders (see quot. 1990).
colloquial (chiefly British).
A person who or thing which imitates or closely resembles another in appearance; = lookalike n. 1.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun] > that which resembles something else > in appearance or sound
lookalike1935
sound-alike1970
lookie-likie1990
1990 D. French & J. Saunders French & Saunders (transcribed from TV programme) 3rd Ser. Episode 3 We are going to be investigating the controversial subject of ‘lookie-likies’: people who bear a physical resemblance to a well-known person who ‘lookie-likie’ them.
1995 Just Seventeen 5 Apr. 34/1 On the way to school, a Keanu looky-likey boards the bus and sits on the seat in front.
1999 Independent on Sunday 19 Dec. (Real Life section) 3/8 This catwalk looky-likey sold out in every New Look within two days.
2003 Guardian 15 Oct. ii. 22/1 From its preface: ‘Some events have been simplified’, to its cringeworthy-use of a Sarah Ferguson lookylikey, this Granada docudrama was a shining example of shoddiness.
2013 Scotsman (Nexis) 2 Feb. 16 I've quashed my Ugg boot objections, to save repeat buying of lookie-likies.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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