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fake-out, n. colloq. (orig. and chiefly N. Amer.).
Brit. |ˈfeɪkaʊt|, U.S. |ˈfeɪkˌaʊt|
[‹ fake v.2 + out adv.]
A deception or deliberate misrepresentation; a bluff, scam, or trick.
1933R. Marshall Arctic Village 360 But this preacher, he tells them if they don't work on Sunday also he's going to fire them. Oh, I tell you, this religion is the biggest fake out. 1972K. D. Kelly Youth, Humanism & Technol. 12 They all succeed in fooling each of the others, and we have a ‘universal fake-out’. 1976Times 7 Feb. 14/4 But South's only chance of playing in Six or Seven Diamonds would be his pass of Five Diamonds and his subsequent fake-out when his partner doubled Spades. 1993Cottage Life (Toronto) June 17/4 People foul out of the game—sometimes the result of fake-outs by other players. 2006N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Nov. c8/1 What looks like a..scroll wheel, though, is a fakeout. It doesn't turn, and it's not touch-sensitive. |