me-too

American

[mee-too] / ˈmiˈtu /

adjective

Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism.

a candidate's me-too campaign.

me-too British

noun

slang a person who does something merely because someone else has done it

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Etymology

Origin of me-too

First recorded in 1925–30; from phrase me too

Example Sentences

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To avoid me-too status, Amgen is positioning MariTide as an injection that patients can take less frequently than the weekly shots sold by Lilly and Novo.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Even the me-too part of your question comes with complex emotional homework.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023

It may need to move quickly before its "me-too" products lose their value, said an executive at a multinational seed company who declined to be named.

From Reuters • Dec. 6, 2021

“The efficacy overall is couple of notches below the Pfizer and Moderna studies…it’s a me-too vaccine at best.”

From Science Magazine • Jun. 14, 2021

Faults to be careful of: deceit, shallowness, a "me-too" servility and timidity.

From Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration by Coffman, C. J.

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