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faking good

faking good is the present participle of fake good.

Meaning of fake good

Verb

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

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

Questions about faking good

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

Words near faking good in the dictionary

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

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