Colloquial Variant guide

xerox copy

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A xerox; a photocopy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, US, slang

Examples

  • Bring a xerox copy of your driver's licence.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

something exactly the same as something else

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, slang

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a copy made by a xerographic printer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: xerox

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: copy

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: ксерако́пія (ksjerakópija) — photocopy
  • Bulgarian: ксероко́пия (kserokópija) — photocopy
  • Czech: xerokopie — photocopy
  • Dutch: fotokopie — photocopy
  • Finnish: xerokopio — photocopy
  • French: xérocopie — photocopy
  • German: Xerokopie — photocopy
  • Japanese: ゼロックス (zerokkusu) — photocopy
  • Polish: ksero — photocopy
  • Polish: kserokopia — photocopy
  • Polish: fotokopia — photocopy
  • Portuguese: xerox — photocopy
  • Portuguese: fotocópia — photocopy
  • Russian: ксероко́пия (kserokópija) — photocopy
  • Slovak: xerokopia — photocopy
  • Slovak: fotokópia — photocopy
  • Ukrainian: ксероко́пія (kserokópija) — photocopy
  • Welsh: copi xerox — photocopy