Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fake book

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
fake -book
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fake, book.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From fake (verb) + book, since a fake book helps a musician to "fake" knowing how to play a song.

Inflected Forms

fake books (plural) fakebook (alternative)

Questions

What does fake book mean?
A collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs.
Where does fake book come from?
From fake (verb) + book, since a fake book helps a musician to "fake" knowing how to play a song.

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