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
But long before the two meet, Riesman introduces readers to what has arguably become the central conceit of both figures’ lives: the art of kayfabe.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023
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
I don’t want to break too much kayfabe.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2020
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