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fake Shemp

fake Shemp noun: a person who appears disguised in a film as a replacement for another actor or person.

Noun

fake Shemp (plural fake Shemps)

  1. A person who appears disguised in a film as a replacement for another actor or person.

Forms of fake Shemp

pluralfake Shemps

Origin of fake Shemp

Coined by film director Sam Raimi in reference to Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges, whose sudden death in 1955 necessitated the use of these techniques to finish the films to which he was already committed.

Questions about fake Shemp

What does fake Shemp mean?
Fake Shemp means a person who appears disguised in a film as a replacement for another actor or person.
What part of speech is fake Shemp?
Fake Shemp is a noun.
What is the plural of fake Shemp?
The plural of fake Shemp is fake Shemps.

Words near fake Shemp in the dictionary

  1. fake it till one makes it
  2. fake it until one makes it
  3. fake news
  4. fake out
  5. fake PNG
  6. fake Shemp
  7. fake Shemps
  8. fake tan
  9. fake the fatcha
  10. fake the funk
  11. fake tree

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