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fake and gay

fake and gay adjective: obviously false, clearly inauthentic.

Adjective

fake and gay (comparative more fake and gay, superlative most fake and gay)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, 4chan slang) Obviously false, clearly inauthentic.
    • This show [Baldwin Hills] is so fake and gay. They are actors not reality.2010, Darnell M. Hunt, quoting ‘kris120379’, “Introduction”, in Darnell M. Hunt, Ana-Christina Ramón, editors, Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities, page 16

Antonyms of fake and gay

Forms of fake and gay

comparativemore fake and gay
superlativemost fake and gay

Origin of fake and gay

From fake (“false”) + and + gay (“lame, uncool, stupid”); originating online in the early 2000s as a way to question a story's authenticity.

Questions about fake and gay

What does fake and gay mean?
Fake and gay means obviously false, clearly inauthentic.
What part of speech is fake and gay?
Fake and gay is an adjective.

Words near fake and gay in the dictionary

  1. Fakaofo
  2. Fakaofoan
  3. Fakaofoans
  4. Fakarava
  5. fake
  6. fake and gay
  7. fake as a two-dollar bill
  8. fake bad
  9. fake book
  10. fake books
  11. fake fan

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