Meanings
nounfakeship (plural not attested)
- no pluralA disingenuous, fraudulent, or artificial relationship.
Kent couldn't have made it any clearer that the road to anything more than fakeship was closed.
2017, Sonya Weiss, Wedding Date Rescue1 more example
We had a fakeship going on and that was fine with me. We were cordial at church and at our weekly woman's meetings but aside from that, we had an understanding; she didn't like me and I didn't give a shit.
2015, Tracee Boyd, Beautifully Damaged: Lost in Detroit
Origin
Blend of fake + relationship. By surface analysis, fake + -ship.
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APA
fakeship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fakeship
MLA
“fakeship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fakeship. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fakeship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fakeship.
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