Etymology
Origin of faker
Example Sentences
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“Bob is a faker, and Bob knows he’s a faker,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2024
As a lapsed Catholic and nonbeliever I have avoided Mass, prayer and religion because to participate I would feel like a faker.
From New York Times • May 21, 2022
Against this backdrop, it might seem encouraging that the highest-profile example of a faker failing to make it has ended with four guilty verdicts.
From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022
His wife, Jessica Realin, said the rumor among police officers was that her husband was a faker trying to game the system.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2018
I was realizing that I wasn’t the only faker around.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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