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   fake

   /feɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. not genuine; imitation or counterfeit: "she got on the plane with a fake passport" Similar forgerycounterfeitcopyshamfraudhoaximitationmock-updummyreproductionlookalikelikenessinformal:phoneypirateknock-offrip-offdupecounterfeitforgedfraudulentshamimitationfalsebogusspuriouspseudoworthlessinvalidinformal:phoneydudimitationartificialsyntheticsimulatedreproductionreplicaersatzplasticman-madedummyfalsemockshambogusso-calledinformal:pretendphoneyfakeypseudoOpposite genuinegenuine
   • ▪ (of a person) claiming to be something that one is not: "a fake doctor" Similar charlatanquackmountebankshamfraudhumbugimpostorpretendermasqueraderhoodwinkerhoaxercheatcheaterdeceiverdissemblertricksterconfidence tricksterfraudsterinformal:phoneycon mancon artistdated:confidence man

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham: "fakes of Old Masters" Similar forgerycounterfeitcopyshamfraudhoaximitationmock-updummyreproductionlookalikelikenessinformal:phoneypirateknock-offrip-offdupe
   • ▪ a person who falsely claims to be something: "I felt sure that some of the nuns were fakes" Similar charlatanquackmountebankshamfraudhumbugimpostorpretendermasqueraderhoodwinkerhoaxercheatcheaterdeceiverdissemblertricksterconfidence tricksterfraudsterinformal:phoneycon mancon artistdated:confidence man

   verb

   • 1. forge or counterfeit (something): "she faked her spouse's signature" Similar forgecounterfeitfalsifyshamfeignmock upcopyreproducereplicatedoctoraltertamper withtinker withinformal:piratefiddle (with)
   • ▪ pretend to feel or have (an emotion, illness, or injury): "Rob faked suspicion, a jealous concern" Similar feignedfakedput-onassumedimprovisedinventedaffectedpseudoinsincereunconvincingartificialimitationmockshaminformal:phoneyfakeypseudpretendcodfeignpretendsimulateshamput onmake-believeaffectgive the appearance ofmake a show ofmake a pretence ofgo through the motions ofOpposite authentic
   • ▪ make (an event) appear to happen: "he faked his own death" Similar feignpretendsimulateshamput onmake-believeaffectgive the appearance ofmake a show ofmake a pretence ofgo through the motions of

   Word Origin late 18th century (originally slang): origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately related to German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’. Compare with fig2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fakery noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fakeyFakey Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Definition. Word History. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. fakey. adjective. ˈfākē, -ki. : fake. Word History. Etymology. fake entry 4 + -y. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFAKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   an object that is made to look real or valuable in order to deceive people: Experts revealed that the painting was a fake. The gun in his hand was a fake. C2. someone who is not what or who they claim to be: After working for ten years as a doctor, he was exposed as a fake. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Faking & pretending. affect.

4. www.oed.com › dictionary › fakey_adjfakey, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   What does the adjective fakey mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective fakey. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective fakey? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the adjective fakey pronounced?

5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › fakeyfakey - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   19 Mac 2024 · Adjective. [ edit] fakey ( comparative more fakey, superlative most fakey) ( colloquial) Fake . References. [ edit] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (23 Oct. 2010) Categories: English terms suffixed with -y. Rhymes:English/eɪki/2 syllables. English lemmas.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFAKEY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. 1. a skateboarding position in which the skateboarder faces the opposite direction to that which they would normally. I flicked a three-sixty and ended up doin' a fakey. Also called: fakie. adjective. 2. informal. phoney, fake. It sounded real fakey to me.

7. www.yourdictionary.com › fakeyFakey Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Fakey Definition. fākē. Meanings. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Inauthentic, hypocritical, phony, etc.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fakeFake Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   noun (1) : one that is not what it purports to be: such as. a. : a worthless imitation passed off as genuine. The signature was a fake. b. : impostor, charlatan. He told everyone that he was a lawyer, but he was just a fake. c.