fakeitude

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noun

The state of being fake; fakeness.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounfakeitude (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe state of being fake; fakeness.

    Apparently, I was the only one on the track who saw through Lexy's fakeitude, because everyone else was nodding cheerfully.

    2010, Kay Cassidy, The Cinderella Society
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    As for "esquivalience"’s excesses, McKean made no apologies. "Its inherent fakeitude is fairly obvious," she said. "We wanted something highly improbable. We were trying to make a word that could not arise in nature."

    2005 August 21, Henry Alford, “Not a Word”, in The New Yorker

    This is not to suggest that all negative reviews are fake, any more than the idea that all positive reviews are fake. Indeed, it may be that fan endorsements and hired shills mean that positive reviews carry a greater likelihood of fake-itude.

    2013 August 8, Colin Campbell, “Why do some gamers post fake negative reviews?”, in Polygon

Origin

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