kayfabe
Americannoun
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Wrestling. the portrayal of staged events, narratives, and characters as real.
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an elaborate, performative fiction.
Example Sentences
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They’ve become experts in kayfabe, the dramatic art of masking fake conflict as real.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Or maybe, he says, the encore is like an act of kayfabe, referring to the portrayal of staged events in pro wrestling.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2022
On Twitter, at least, Lil Nas X is maintaining kayfabe:
From Slate ● May 23, 2021
Donaghy appeared to help Holliday win the match creating kayfabe controversy in MLW.
From Fox News ● Jan. 29, 2021
There was always a bit of push and pull about the kayfabe of it all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2020
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