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fake
CEFRB1
/feɪ̯k/
adjective · noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Not real or genuine, but made to look real.
- 02
noun
Something made to look real but actually false.
Examples
His fake moustache started to peel off on one side.
There were a few stalls selling fake designer clothing.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 3
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsInsincere
Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
verb
Extra meaningTo pretend or make something false appear real.
More examples
In contextI don't need fake friends.
I suspect this passport is a fake.
Which fur coat looks fake?
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Origin
adjective
The origin is not known with certainty, although first attested in 1775 C.E. in British criminals' slang. It is probably from feak, feague (“to give a better appearance through artificial means, spruce up, embellish”), itself from German Low German fegen, from Middle Low German vēgen, from Old Saxon fegōn, from Proto-West Germanic *fegōn (“to clean up, polish”). Akin to Dutch veeg (“a swipe”), Dutch vegen (“to sweep, wipe”); German fegen (“to sweep, to polish”). Compare also Old English fācn (“deceit, fraud”). Perhaps related also to Old Norse fjúka (“to fade, vanquish, disappear”), Old Norse feikn (“strange, scary, unnatural”).