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fakeout

/ˈfeɪkˌaʊt/

fakeout noun: a trick or deception.

Noun (1)

fakeout (plural fakeouts)

  1. (informal) A trick or deception.

Noun (2)

fakeout (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, US) Synonym of fakeaway (“homemade meal intended to replicate takeout food”).
    Synonyms:
    fakeaway

Synonyms of fakeout

Forms of fakeout

pluralfakeouts
alternative formfake-out

Origin of fakeout

Deverbal from fake out.

Blend of fake + takeout.

Questions about fakeout

What does fakeout mean?
Fakeout means a trick or deception.
What part of speech is fakeout?
Fakeout is a noun.
How do you pronounce fakeout?
Fakeout is pronounced /ˈfeɪkˌaʊt/.
What is the plural of fakeout?
The plural of fakeout is fakeouts.

Words near fakeout in the dictionary

  1. Fakemon
  2. faken
  3. fakened
  4. fakeness
  5. Fakenham
  6. fakeout
  7. fakeouts
  8. fakepreneur
  9. fakepreneurs
  10. faker
  11. fakeries

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