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faking bad

faking bad is the present participle of fake bad.

Meaning of fake bad

Verb

fake bad (third-person singular simple present fakes bad, present participle faking bad, simple past and past participle faked bad)

  1. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To present oneself, when being tested or evaluated, in a misleadingly negative manner, exaggerating bad traits and playing down good ones.
    Antonyms:
    fake good

Questions about faking bad

What is faking bad the present participle of?
Faking bad is the present participle of fake bad.

Words near faking bad in the dictionary

  1. fakies
  2. fakiest
  3. fakin'
  4. fakiness
  5. faking
  6. faking bad
  7. faking good
  8. faking it
  9. faking it till one makes it
  10. faking it until one makes it
  11. faking out

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