fakeaway

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/ˈfeɪkəweɪ/

noun

A homemade meal intended to replicate takeaway food ordered from a restaurant.

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Meanings

nounfakeaway (plural fakeaways)

plural fakeaways

  1. AustraliaUKinformalA homemade meal intended to replicate takeaway food ordered from a restaurant.

    Forget fine dining: even fairly foul dining courtesy of the humble takeaway will seem extravagant. Hence the arrival of the fakeaway.

    2009 January 5, Jasper Gerard, “Eating out in 2009: the highs and the lows”, in The Telegraph

    Synonyms: fakeout

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA homemade meal intended to replicate takeaway food ordered from a restaurant.

Similar
fakeout
Also see
fakeout

Origin

Blend of fake + takeaway.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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