QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Origin of fake
1First recorded in 1805–15; originally vagrants' slang: “to do for, rob, kill (someone), shape (something)”; perhaps variant of obsolete feak, feague “to beat,” akin to Dutch veeg “a slap,” vegen “to sweep, wipe”
Other definitions for fake (2 of 2)
fake2
[ feyk ]
/ feɪk /
verb (used with object), faked, fak·ing.
to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
noun
any complete turn of a rope that has been faked down.
any of the various ways in which a rope may be faked down.
Also flake .
Origin of fake
2First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English faken “to coil (a rope),” of obscure origin
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How to use fake in a sentence
Finally, the race to crown the fakest sports fan in America had begun.
British Dictionary definitions for fake (1 of 2)
fake1
/ (feɪk) /
verb
(tr) to cause (something inferior or not genuine) to appear more valuable, desirable, or real by fraud or pretence
to pretend to have (an illness, emotion, etc)to fake a headache
to improvise (music, stage dialogue, etc)
noun
an object, person, or act that is not genuine; sham, counterfeit, or forgery
adjective
not genuine; spurious
Derived forms of fake
faker, nounfakery, nounWord Origin for fake
originally (C18) thieves' slang to mug or do someone; probably via Polari from Italian facciare to make or do
British Dictionary definitions for fake (2 of 2)
fake2
/ (feɪk) nautical /
verb
(tr usually foll by down) to coil (a rope) on deck
noun
one round of a coil of rope
Word Origin for fake
Middle English faken, perhaps via Lingua Franca from Italian facciare to make or do; see fake 1
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