デッドコピー

noun

exact copy; slavish imitation

A wasei-eigo term from 'dead copy', used for a copy that is so faithful it lacks originality or creativity. Often carries a negative nuance of being unoriginal or derivative.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from dead copy

• 彼かれの作さく品ひんは有ゆう名めいな絵かい画がのデッドコピーに過すぎない。

  His work is nothing more than a slavish imitation of a famous painting.

• このデザインは他た社しゃ製せい品ひんのデッドコピーだと批ひ判はんされた。

  This design was criticized as an exact copy of a competitor's product.