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The phrase "a rip off of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that is a copy or imitation of another work, often implying that it is inferior or exploitative.
Example: "The new movie is just a rip off of the classic film from the 80s."
Alternatives: "a copy of" or "an imitation of".
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"It is both a rip off of the taxpayer and a slap in the face to the people who have risked their lives for our country".
When I first saw the British Library, then housed in the British Museum in Bloomsbury, I thought it was a rip off of Manchester's Central Library.
Some bloggers noted that the application was a rip off of Campfire, a 37Signals product.
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Then it's a rip-off of Broadchurch?
"Basically, it was a rip-off of the American taxpayers".
"I am raising an issue about a rip-off of the taxpayer.
"Isn't this too direct a rip-off of Eyes Wide Shut?" Anastasia whispers.
The Calgary Stampede, which turns 100 this July, began as a rip-off of Buffalo Bill's rodeo vaudevilles.
My Kitchen Rules was itself labelled a rip-off of MasterChef Australia when it launched in 2010.
George: Because people are always walking everywhere, and it's a rip-off of my treadmill talk show.
[Laughter] I said, "Gee, isn't there anything else?" And he said "How about a rip-off of Psycho?
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