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for fake

for fake prepositional phrase: not for real.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (humorous) Not for real.
    • “ […] and Justin just kept mumbling to him, ‘Go away, go away, I want to sleep.’”
      “For real?”
      “For fake is what I think. But I don’t know […] ”1990, Beverley Gasner, Girls at Lighthouse Point, Dutton, →ISBN, page 161
    • “True,” Jordan said as he switched lanes effortlessly. “We’re staying in a renovated Victorian castle sitting on the edge of a lake.”
      “For real?” he asked, some interest now evident.
      “No, for fake,” Jordan joked. “Trust me, son. We’re gonna have fun.”2001, Niobia Bryant, Three Times a Lady, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 283
    Antonyms:
    for real

Antonyms of for fake

Origin of for fake

By analogy with for real.

Questions about for fake

What does for fake mean?
For fake means not for real.
What part of speech is for fake?
For fake is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for fake in the dictionary

  1. for ever
  2. for ever and ever
  3. for ever more
  4. for evermore
  5. for example
  6. for fake
  7. for fear of
  8. for fear that
  9. for free
  10. for fuck's sake
  11. for fucking out loud

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