Meanings
plural fake tans
- UKcountableA substance, usually a lotion, cream, or oil, that contains chemicals which, when applied to the skin, react to give the appearance of a suntan.
Synonyms: self-tanner
- UKuncountableDarkening of the skin as a result of using such a substance.
See, I reckon you’re about an eight or a nine Maybe even nine and a half in four beers’ time That blue Topshop top you’ve got on, it is nice Bit too much fake tan, though, but yeah, you score high
2004, “Fit But You Know It”, in Mike Skinner (lyrics), A Grand Don't Come For Free, performed by The StreetsSynonyms: self-tanner
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA substance, usually a lotion, cream, or oil, that contains chemicals which, when applied to the skin, react to give the appearance of a suntan.
nounDarkening of the skin as a result of using such a substance.
Translations
Dutch bruindouche
- bruindouchesubstance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan
Finnish rusketusvoide
- rusketusvoidesubstance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan
French autobronzant
- autobronzantsubstance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan
German Selbstbräuner
- Selbstbräunersubstance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan
Hungarian önbarnító
- önbarnítósubstance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan
Italian autoabbronzante
- autoabbronzantesubstance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan
Polish samoopalacz
- samoopalaczsubstance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan
Russian а̀втозага́р, а̀втобронза́нт
- а̀втозага́р (àvtozagár)substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan
- а̀втобронза́нт (àvtobronzánt)substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan
Ukrainian а̀втозасма́га
- а̀втозасма́га (àvtozasmáha)substance applied to the skin to give the appearance of a suntan
Cite this entry
fake tan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20tan
“fake tan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20tan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fake tan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20tan.
Source: fake tan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.