Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fakester

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fakester
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who seeks to deceive others.

noun

A user account on a social networking site with a profile containing information of a false, satirical, or promotional nature.

noun

A person who affects a behavior, style, or attitude.

Slang

Example Sentences

"And congrats to KROQ-FM deejay the Poorman, who nabbed a fakester passing himself off as comic-pitchman Joe Piscopo."
"These "fakesters" portray themselves as everything from inanimate objects like the World Trade Center to celebrities like Paris Hilton to historical forces like War (which lists its profession as "resolving disputes")."
"She was preppy. Seriously preppy. And not in a fakester way, like an Abercrombie Zombie or a Polo-poser."

Etymology

From fake + -ster.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fake

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

fakesters (plural)

Synonyms

con artist fraudster imposter trickster poseur

Questions

What does fakester mean?: A person who seeks to deceive others.
Where does fakester come from?: From fake + -ster.

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