Fakey
adj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of fakie (“biking or boarding move”). alt-of, alternative
- 1 Fake. colloquial
"We do many before and afters at Cosmo with models (who don't look all that great before the makeup, incidentally) and civilians, and none of them ever continues to do the “after” makeup on a regular basis. Too much work, too fakey and, if you’ve pulled all the stops out every day, where would be the joy and drama when you need to look really fabulous?"
Example
More examples"We do many before and afters at Cosmo with models (who don't look all that great before the makeup, incidentally) and civilians, and none of them ever continues to do the “after” makeup on a regular basis. Too much work, too fakey and, if you’ve pulled all the stops out every day, where would be the joy and drama when you need to look really fabulous?"
Etymology
From fake + -y.
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