fakeout

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/ˈfeɪkˌaʊt/

noun

A trick or deception.

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fakeaway
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Meanings

fakeout1

nounfakeout (plural fakeouts)

plural fakeouts · alternative fake-out

  1. informalA trick or deception.

fakeout2

nounfakeout (uncountable)
  1. CanadaUSuncountableSynonym of fakeaway (“homemade meal intended to replicate takeout food”).

    Synonyms: fakeaway

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of fakeaway (“homemade meal intended to replicate takeout food”).

Similar
fakeaway
Also see
fakeawaymisleading

Origin

fakeout · noun

Deverbal from fake out.

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fakeout · noun

Blend of fake + takeout.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

outfake
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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