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Where does the phrase, "copycat" come from?
Asked by ETpro (34605)
February 7th, 2010
It seems a strange figure of speech to apply to someone who mindlessly apes another. My cat is about the least likely living being I know to carelessly copy a particular behavior. She is stubbornly dedicated to charting her own course in life. Robert A. Heinlein recognized this fact when he wrote, “Never try to outstubborn a cat.” So how did the ill-fated feline get labeled as a mindless mime?
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