me-too

me-too
I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: from the phrase me too
: marked by similarity to or acceptance of something (as a political policy) that has proved successful or persuasive when promoted by an opponent or rival

conducted a me-too campaign

me-too candidates

has been in the forefront of … the me-too faction — New York Times

II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
: to agree with or adopt a successful or persuasive practice or policy of (a rival)

me-too the president

III. adjective
: similar or identical to an established product (as a drug) with no significant advantage over it

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/mee"tooh"/, adj.
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism: a candidate's me-too campaign.
[1925-30; from phrase me too]

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me-tooˈ adjective
Denoting a person or product that imitates another in an attempt to cash in on its success
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Main Entry: ↑me

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me-too UK US adjective informal, showing disapproval
used for describing people or products that try to copy the success of someone or something else or that follow fashions rather than start them
Thesaurus: similar and similarlysynonym

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me-too «MEE TOO», adjective, verb, -tooed, -too|ing. Informal.
–adj.
(in politics) characterized by metooism; adopting the successful ideas of an opponent expediently: »

a me-too platform, candidate, or policy.

–v.t., v.i.
to say “me-too” about, in favor of, or against a political proposal, doctrine, or the like; imitate or adopt (an opponent's political platform): »

A senator has little to gain politically merely by me-tooing the liberality of the House (Newsweek).

–me´-too´er, noun.

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ˌme-ˈtoo 7 [me-too] adjective only before noun (BrE, informal)
done or produced because of sth successful that sb else has done

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The magazine ‘Hello!’ gave rise to a number of me-too publications.


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