me-too

[ mee-too ]

adjective

1. Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:

   a candidate's me-too campaign.

me-too

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of me-too¹

First recorded in 1925–30; from phrase me too

Example Sentences

She also said Cal State has contract agreements with other unions called “me-too” clauses that require the university to reopen negotiations if another bargaining unit receives better terms.

From Los Angeles Times

The Teamsters union, for instance, which recently finalized a new contract with Cal State, has a me-too provision.

From Los Angeles Times

As another legal expert told The Messenger, Trump has essentially adopted a sort of "me-too" legal defense, drawing from the arguments of his former associates.

From Salon

The Inflation Reduction Act, he said, might incentivize companies to focus more heavily on breakthrough therapies, instead of so-called me-too drugs, because the law requires the government to consider the clinical benefit of medications in determining the price Medicare will pay for them.

From New York Times

I would call Adams' rant "me-too racism" if the phrase "me too" didn't have such a powerful association with sexual harassment and violence.

From Salon