fakery

[fey-kuh-ree]

noun

plural

fakeries 

1. the practice or result of faking. fake.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fakery¹

First recorded in 1885–90; fake ¹ + -ery

Example Sentences

There are light, fond echoes of François Truffaut’s frolicking ode to cinematic fakery “Day for Night” and Ingmar Bergman’s bumpy ride on memory road “Wild Strawberries.”

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But the story drew accusations of fakery, publicity-seeking and even tabloid newspaper claims that aliens had been in contact with locals.

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“I was not looking to become the poster child of internet fakery, and I’m certainly not the first,” Curtis told The Times by phone Tuesday morning.

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In late December, Badenoch had disputed Reform's claim that its membership had overtaken that of the Conservatives, accusing Farage of "fakery".

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Far from raising questions about the clip’s veracity, it just fuelled backlash from people who thought the allegation of fakery was just an excuse or an attempt to evade accountability.

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• untruth