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fake — attested in London criminal slang as adjective (1775), verb (1812), and noun (1851, of persons 1888), but probably older. A likely source is feague to spruce up by artificial means, from Ger. fegen polish, sweep, also to clear out, plunder in… … Etymology dictionary
fake — I [[t]feɪk[/t]] v. faked, fak•ing, n. adj. 1) to create or render so as to mislead, deceive, or defraud others: to fake a report[/ex] 2) to pretend; feign: to fake illness[/ex] 3) to counterfeit: to fake a person s signature[/ex] 4) to accomplish … From formal English to slang
fake — I. transitive verb (faked; faking) Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century to coil in fakes II. noun Date: 1627 one loop of a coil (as of ship s rope or a fire hose) coiled free for running III. adjective Etymology: origi … New Collegiate Dictionary
fake book — noun a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly • Hypernyms: ↑fake, ↑sham, ↑postiche * * * noun Etymology: fake (III) (to improvise) + book … Useful english dictionary
fake — 1. n., adj., & v. n. 1 a thing or person that is not genuine. 2 a trick. adj. counterfeit; not genuine. v.tr. 1 make (a false thing) appear genuine; forge, counterfeit. 2 make a pretence of having (a feeling, illness, etc.). Derivatives: faker n … Useful english dictionary
false etymology — noun An incorrect explanation of the origin of a word See Also: fake etymology, folk etymology … Wiktionary
faker — 1885, agent noun from FAKE (Cf. fake) … Etymology dictionary
false — (adj.) late 12c., from O.Fr. fals, faus (12c., Mod.Fr. faux) false, fake, incorrect, mistaken, treacherous, deceitful, from L. falsus deceived, erroneous, mistaken, pp. of fallere deceive, disappoint, of uncertain origin (see FAIL (Cf. fail)).… … Etymology dictionary
faux — from Fr. faux false (12c., see FALSE (Cf. false)). Used with English words at least since 1676 (Etheredge, faux prude). Used by itself, with French pronunciation, from 1980s to mean fake … Etymology dictionary
hobby — (n.) late 13c., hobyn, small horse, pony, later mock horse used in the morris dance, and c.1550 child s toy riding horse, which led to hobby horse in a transferred sense of favorite pastime or avocation, first recorded 1670s, shortened to hobby… … Etymology dictionary
