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preemptive mimicry 

When you say something you know will cause your friend to make a face, and you make it first to avert an accusation of mimicry.
“I’m not mimicking you if I pout first.”
It’s preemptive mimicry!”
preemptive mimicry by Bottom Ford September 29, 2010
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Mimicrian 

A person who mimics
Alex: She's always copying me.

Sarah: She's a mimicrian
Mimicrian by Clevergirl101 April 12, 2017
A brief period of sadness, typically associated with an event in media.
"The ending of Toy Story 3 always makes me minicry."
Minicry by Duhmeister June 1, 2019