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fakeloo

fakeloo noun: a made-up story; a con.

Noun

fakeloo (uncountable)

  1. (US, dated, slang) A made-up story; a con.
    • A fakeloo artist, a hoopla spreader, and a lad who had his cards rolled up inside sticks of tea, found on a dead man.1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 107
    • All those fakeloo bummers and ink merchants, they bedazzle a girl. She's only human.1957, Dan Cushman, The Silver Mountain

Questions about fakeloo

What does fakeloo mean?
Fakeloo means a made-up story; a con.
What part of speech is fakeloo?
Fakeloo is a noun.

Words near fakeloo in the dictionary

  1. fakeitude
  2. fakelaki
  3. fakelakia
  4. fakellaki
  5. fakellakia
  6. fakeloo
  7. fakelore
  8. fakely
  9. fakemail
  10. fakement
  11. fakements

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