Phrase Hound found 37 phrases and 59 compound words that contain fake. The most common are listed below. Open fake in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 37
- fake newsPurported news stories with false or misleading information, deliberately created to disinform.
- cheap fakeA real video taken out of context or manipulated with cheap tools.
- fake outTo deceive, mislead, or trick (someone).
- pump-fakeTo pretend to throw or shoot the ball in order to make a defender react.
- fake bookA collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs.
- head fakeA player's movement of the head as if to change direction, hoping to mislead pursuers.
- fake tanA substance, usually a lotion, cream, or oil, that contains chemicals which, when applied to the skin, react to give the appearance of a suntan.
- fake geek girlA girl or woman who feigns interest in geeky topics in order to get attention.
- fake booksplural of fake book: A collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs.
- fake treeSynonym of camouflage tree: A fake, hollow metal tree used as a hidden observation post. Typically used in the context of allowing a soldier to hide in No Man's Land or to spy on enemy movements safely; invented by the French and used by …
- fake-bakeA tanning salon.
- fake geek girlsplural of fake geek girl: A girl or woman who feigns interest in geeky topics in order to get attention.
- fake ShempA person who appears disguised in a film as a replacement for another actor or person.
- genuine fakeAn imitation of a (usually) valuable object that is so good that it is, to all intents and purposes, identical.
- fake it till one makes itTo pretend to be a certain way until one becomes that way.
- fake badTo present oneself, when being tested or evaluated, in a misleadingly negative manner, exaggerating bad traits and playing down good ones.
- fake goodTo present oneself, when being tested or evaluated, in a misleadingly positive manner, exaggerating good traits and playing down bad ones.
- fake upTo counterfeit (something); to make (something) that appears to be something else.
- French fakeA way of coiling a rope by running it backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run freely.
- fake and gayObviously false, clearly inauthentic.
- fake-tannedHaving tanned skin as a result of using a tanning product.
- ogle fakeA false eyelash.
- fake-bakingpresent participle and gerund of fake-bake
- fake-bakedsimple past and past participle of fake-bake
- fake-outsplural of fake-out: To deceive, mislead, or trick (someone).
Compound words 59
- flogTo whip or scourge as punishment.
- fakebookAlternative form of fake book: A collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs.
- frassThe droppings or excrement of insect larvae.
- faconVegetarian bacon; meat-free imitation bacon, generally made with tofu, tempeh, beans, or buckwheat.
- deepfakeA convincingly realistic but fake image, video, or audio created with the use of artificial intelligence, especially one that imposes the face of one person onto the body of someone else.
- fakieThe riding backwards of the board, in the opposite stance.
- fakelyIn a fake way, fraudulently.
- JafaicanMulticultural London English.
- foobAn artificial breast implanted after the original has been removed by a mastectomy.
- cheapfakeA fake or misleading piece of media (such as a video clip or image) created using conventional methods, as opposed to AI deep learning algorithms.