Fake Definition
- to deceive or outmaneuver as by a feint, bluff, or deceptive act
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Origin of Fake
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The origin is not known with certainty, although first attested in 1775 CE in British criminals' slang . It is probably from feak, feague, "to give a better appearance through artificial means"; akin to D veeg a slap, vegen to sweep, wipe; German fegen, "to sweep", "to polish", compare Old English fācn, fācen (“deceit, fraud”). Perhaps related to Old Norse fjuka (“fade, vanquish, disappear”), feikn (“strange, scary, unnatural”) and Albanian fik (“put out, vanquish, disappear”)
From Wiktionary
From earlier slang to do, rob, tamper with from earlier feak to beat feague to beat, set moving, cause (a horse) to hold its tail high by artificial means, fake (as in feager one using false documents) perhaps from German fegen to sweep, move briskly, torment or Dutch vegen to sweep
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English faken, to coil a rope.
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Middle English faken to coil a rope
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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