fake-out

A form of fakeout — A trick or deception.

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Meanings

nounfake-out (plural fake-outs)

plural fake-outs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of fakeout (“trick”).

    Washington’s first outpost of the California-born burger joint opened Wednesday after long anticipation and a few fake-outs (like the prank sign someone posted in Wallingford in June). Problem is, it’s located in Ridgefield, a suburb of Vancouver, Washington. […] Ridgefield is the 424th location.

    2025 August 21, Allison Williams, “I Braved Washington’s First In-N-Out Burger Line”, in Seattle Met, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2025
Cite this entry
APA

fake-out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake-out

MLA

“fake-out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake-out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fake-out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake-out.

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