fakeyadj.

Brit.

/ˈfeɪki/, U.S.

/ˈfeɪki/

Forms: 1800s– faky (now rare), 1900s– fakey.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fake n.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < fake n.² + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier fake adj.

colloquial.

Resembling or characteristic of a fake (in various senses of fake n.²); somewhat fake; esp. noticeably artificial or inauthentic.

ΚΠ

1888 Theatre 7 May 270/2 I have to be thoughtful of them [sc. dresses] and watch that they do not get faky.

1896 Coal Trade Jrnl. 18 Nov. 646/2 The story of the finding of important coal veins at Ottawa, Minnesota, mines is said to be rather ‘faky’.

1901 Current Advertising Oct. 31/1 He didn't think there could be anything very faky about an organization with 175 people on its pay roll.

1990 K. Lawrence Springs Living Water iv. 95 Rose loved garish flowers: flaming orange and yellow roses, fakey blue hydrangeas.

2009 N.Y. Times 27 June c8/6 The kind of drama he puts onto screen often looks fakey, and isn't always rescued by his skill as a performer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fakey
释义	fakeyadj. Brit. /ˈfeɪki/, U.S. /ˈfeɪki/ Forms: 1800s– faky (now rare), 1900s– fakey. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fake n.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < fake n.² + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier fake adj. colloquial. Resembling or characteristic of a fake (in various senses of fake n.²); somewhat fake; esp. noticeably artificial or inauthentic. ΚΠ 1888 Theatre 7 May 270/2 I have to be thoughtful of them [sc. dresses] and watch that they do not get faky. 1896 Coal Trade Jrnl. 18 Nov. 646/2 The story of the finding of important coal veins at Ottawa, Minnesota, mines is said to be rather ‘faky’. 1901 Current Advertising Oct. 31/1 He didn't think there could be anything very faky about an organization with 175 people on its pay roll. 1990 K. Lawrence Springs Living Water iv. 95 Rose loved garish flowers: flaming orange and yellow roses, fakey blue hydrangeas. 2009 N.Y. Times 27 June c8/6 The kind of drama he puts onto screen often looks fakey, and isn't always rescued by his skill as a performer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1888
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