Fakester

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who seeks to deceive others.

    "And congrats to KROQ-FM deejay the Poorman, who nabbed a fakester passing himself off as comic-pitchman Joe Piscopo."

  2. 2
    A user account on a social networking site with a profile containing information of a false, satirical, or promotional nature. Internet

    "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")."

  3. 3
    A person who affects a behavior, style, or attitude. slang

    "She was preppy. Seriously preppy. And not in a fakester way, like an Abercrombie Zombie or a Polo-poser."

Synonyms

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con artistcon artistfraudsterimposterposeurposeur

Example

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"And congrats to KROQ-FM deejay the Poorman, who nabbed a fakester passing himself off as comic-pitchman Joe Piscopo."

Etymology

From fake + -ster.

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