"fakey" meaning in English

See fakey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fakey [comparative], most fakey [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪki Etymology: fake + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fake|y}} fake + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} fakey (comparative more fakey, superlative most fakey)
  1. (colloquial) Fake. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: faky
    Sense id: en-fakey-en-adj-xgxRbNyr

Alternative forms

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