"fake-out" meaning in English

See fake-out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fake-outs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fake-out (plural fake-outs)
  1. Alternative spelling of fakeout (“trick”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fakeout (extra: trick)
    Sense id: en-fake-out-en-noun-A9v~fbOs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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