the.com/impersonator
Flattery so aggressive it becomes identity theft with better comedic timing.
means Someone who copies another person's voice, mannerisms, and appearance closely enough to pass as them, usually for entertainment or deception.
from Built from 'person' plus the prefix 'im-' (a form of 'in-' meaning 'into') and the verb-making suffix '-ate,' so 'impersonate' literally means 'to make oneself into a person' — specifically, into someone else. The word 'person' itself traces back to Latin 'persona,' originally the mask an actor wore on stage to project a character's voice ('per-' through, 'sonare' to sound). So the etymology is oddly perfect: an impersonator is, at the root, just returning the mask to its original job.
- legal line
- parody protected, fraud is not
- top targets
- presidents, Elvis, your boss on email
- skill tell
- voice is easy, stillness is hard
- career risk
- being better liked than the original