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falsey

falsey is the alternative form of falsy.

Meaning of falsy

Adjective

falsy (not comparable)

  1. Evaluating to false in a Boolean context.
    • In JavaScript, any expression or statement that expects a boolean value will work with a truthy or falsy value, so the fact that && does not always evaluate to true or false does not cause practical problems.2012, David Flanagan, JavaScript Pocket Reference, page 40
    Antonyms:
    truthy

Questions about falsey

What is falsey the alternative form of?
Falsey is the alternative form of falsy.

Words near falsey in the dictionary

  1. falsettoed
  2. falsettoing
  3. falsettos
  4. falsework
  5. falseworks
  6. falsey
  7. Falsgrave
  8. falshood
  9. falshoods
  10. falsidical
  11. falsidicality

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