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Noun
S:
(n)
fake (fake%1:06:00::)
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sham (sham%1:06:00::)
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postiche (postiche%1:06:01::)
(something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be)
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(n)
imposter (imposter%1:18:00::)
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impostor (impostor%1:18:00::)
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pretender (pretender%1:18:00::)
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fake (fake%1:18:00::)
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faker (faker%1:18:00::)
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fraud (fraud%1:18:00::)
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sham (sham%1:18:00::)
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shammer (shammer%1:18:00::)
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pseudo (pseudo%1:18:00::)
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pseud (pseud%1:18:00::)
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role player (role_player%1:18:01::)
(a person who makes deceitful pretenses)
S:
(n)
juke (juke%1:04:00::)
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fake (fake%1:04:00::)
((football) a deceptive move made by a football player)
Verb
S:
(v)
forge (forge%2:36:01::)
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fake (fake%2:36:00::)
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counterfeit (counterfeit%2:36:00::)
(make a copy of with the intent to deceive)
"he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
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(v)
fudge (fudge%2:41:00::)
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manipulate (manipulate%2:41:01::)
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fake (fake%2:41:00::)
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falsify (falsify%2:41:00::)
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cook (cook%2:41:00::)
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wangle (wangle%2:41:01::)
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misrepresent (misrepresent%2:41:00::)
(tamper, with the purpose of deception)
"Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
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(v)
talk through one's hat (talk_through_one's_hat%2:32:00::)
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bullshit (bullshit%2:32:00::)
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bull (bull%2:32:00::)
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fake (fake%2:32:00::)
(speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths)
"The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
bogus (bogus%3:00:00:counterfeit:00)
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fake (fake%3:00:00:counterfeit:00)
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phony (phony%3:00:00:counterfeit:00)
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phoney (phoney%3:00:00:counterfeit:00)
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bastard (bastard%3:00:00:counterfeit:00)
(fraudulent; having a misleading appearance)
S:
(adj)
fake (fake%3:00:00:artificial:00)
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false (false%3:00:00:artificial:00)
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faux (faux%3:00:00:artificial:00)
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imitation (imitation%3:00:02:artificial:00)
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simulated (simulated%3:00:00:artificial:00)
(not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article)
"it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"