spitting image
noun
plural spitting images
: someone or something that looks very much like someone or something else
Father then and son later are spitting images of each other.—
Norris McDonald
—usually singularNorris McDonaldNaimah was brown-skinned, slender, and neighbors said she was the spitting image of her mother.—Debbie Chocolate
Debbie Chocolate… a lovely … Oscar de la Renta dress, which was the spitting image of a similar one the late royal had worn previously.—Megan C. Hill
Megan C. Hill
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Examples of spitting image in a Sentence
with the help of either movie magic or makeup, the actress appeared to be the spitting image of the queen
Recent Examples on the Web
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden’s children are the spitting image of their parents!
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Although Ronaldo has kept the same number for the majority of his athletic career, Rodriguez’s red and white remake was a spitting image of the uniform her husband wore with the English team.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
The sweet photo showed Rocco, who is a spitting image of his dad, holding up a giant Celtics ring on his finger as Dad smiled beside him.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
Donning his famous afro and glittery leotard, Pauly Shore is a spitting image of Richard Simmons.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
The spitting image of Newton, Parker has dialed in from Belfast, Ireland, where she’s been camped out since mid-January to film the How to Train Your Dragon live-action remake.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2024
Jaafar Jackson is the spitting image of his uncle Michael Jackson in a first-look photo from the upcoming biopic Michael shared on Tuesday.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
Gabrielle Union’s little one is her spitting image!
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
The device closely follows the design language of Google's smart displays, complete with a speaker dock that turns it into the spitting image of a large Nest Home Hub.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2023
Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Although Ronaldo has kept the same number for the majority of his athletic career, Rodriguez’s red and white remake was a spitting image of the uniform her husband wore with the English team.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
The sweet photo showed Rocco, who is a spitting image of his dad, holding up a giant Celtics ring on his finger as Dad smiled beside him.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
Donning his famous afro and glittery leotard, Pauly Shore is a spitting image of Richard Simmons.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
The spitting image of Newton, Parker has dialed in from Belfast, Ireland, where she’s been camped out since mid-January to film the How to Train Your Dragon live-action remake.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2024
Jaafar Jackson is the spitting image of his uncle Michael Jackson in a first-look photo from the upcoming biopic Michael shared on Tuesday.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
Gabrielle Union’s little one is her spitting image!
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
The device closely follows the design language of Google's smart displays, complete with a speaker dock that turns it into the spitting image of a large Nest Home Hub.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2023
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Etymology
alteration of spit and image
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
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spitting image
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