First Known Use: 1887
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spitting image
noun
: someone who looks very much like someone else
Full Definition of SPITTING IMAGE
: image 3b
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Origin of SPITTING IMAGE
alteration of spit and image
Related to SPITTING IMAGE
- Synonyms
- alter ego, carbon, carbon copy, clone, counterpart, doppelgänger (or doppelganger), double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, fetch, likeness, look-alike, match, mirror image, picture, replica, ringer, spit, image, twin
Rhymes with SPITTING IMAGE
SPITTING IMAGE Defined for Kids
spitting image
noun
Definition of SPITTING IMAGE for Kids
: image 2
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