fakebook

fakebook is the alternative form of fake book.

fakebook is the alternative letter-case form of Fakebook.

Meaning of fake book

fake book (plural fake books)

A collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs.
- Contemporary popular music tends to be specific in indicating slash cords, while older fake books generally indicate only root chord names.1986, Michael Esterowitz, How to Play from a Fake Book, Ekay Music, →ISBN, page 34
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fake, book.

Fakebook

(Internet, derogatory) The social networking site Facebook.
- I love Fakebook, where all my fake friends hang out.
  When the weather is fair my fakebook friends are there. When things
  get ruff they're gone in a huff.2010 July 22, onet...@gmail.com, “Fakebook”, in alt.philosophy (Usenet)
- Fakebook stuck to the antisemite crap and never investigated. Just like the Justice shit system.2018 June 1, hic...@gmail.com, “Fakebook Removes Trending Topics”, in alt.recovery.aa (Usenet)

A blend of fake + Facebook, suggesting that the site consists of phony, inauthentic users.

What does fakebook mean?: Fakebook means the social networking site Facebook.
What is fakebook the alternative form of?: Fakebook is the alternative form of fake book.
What part of speech is fakebook?: Fakebook is a proper noun.

Adapted from Wiktionary: fakebook (page history and authors); Fakebook (page history and authors); fake book (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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