fake1
adj.
not genuine.
n.
a person or thing that is not genuine.
v.
- forge or counterfeit (something).
▸pretend to feel or suffer from (an emotion or illness).
-
(fake someone out)
N. Amer. informal trick or deceive someone.
Derivative
Etymology
C18 (orig. sl.): origin uncertain; perh. ult. rel. to Ger. fegen ‘sweep, thrash’.
fake2
n.
&
v.
variant spelling of
flake4.
Etymology
ME (as v.): of unknown origin.