kay-fabe

A form of kayfabe — The act, situation, or code of portraying staged events, performances, rivalries, etc as authentic or spontaneous.

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Meanings

nounkay-fabe (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of kayfabe.

    "Jack, Gordon and I were talking about how we heard Ric Flair do an interview where he said there was no such thing as kay-fabe any more," said Blair, referring to the fact most wrestler secrets were exposed in the 1990s.

    2001 April 27, Alex Marvez, "Grappling for the Right Words?", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, p. 44
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APA

kay-fabe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kay-fabe

MLA

“kay-fabe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kay-fabe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kay-fabe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kay-fabe.

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