Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fakeout

/ˈfeɪkˌaʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: fake-out
IPA: /ˈfeɪkˌaʊt/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trick or deception.

Informal

noun

Synonym of fakeaway (“homemade meal intended to replicate takeout food”).

Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

Etymology

Deverbal from fake out.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fakeouts (plural) fake-out (alternative)

Synonyms

fakeaway

Questions

How do you pronounce fakeout?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪkˌaʊt/.
What does fakeout mean?: A trick or deception.
Where does fakeout come from?: Deverbal from fake out.

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