fake-outn.
/ˈfeɪkaʊt/, U.S. /ˈfeɪkˌaʊt/ colloquial (originally U.S.).
An act of faking someone out (in various senses of to fake out at fake v.2 Phrasal verbs); a deception or deliberate misrepresentation; a bluff, scam, or trick.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > a trick, deception
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1955 Princeton Alumni Weekly 25 Feb. 14/1 Cleary broke the deadlock early in the second round... The fake out and score came at 1:14.
1972 K. D. Kelly Youth, Humanism & Technol. 12 They all succeed in fooling each of the others, and we have a ‘universal fake-out’.
2001 Guardian (Nexis) 10 Dec. 12 The robbery itself unfolds in layers and layers of scams and fake-outs.
2015 T. Wilson Alaskan Homecoming vii. 83 After a few fake-outs, Caleb flung a snowball in Ronnie's direction.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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