Kayfabed

//ˈkeɪfeɪbd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of kayfabe. form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of events within the industry: portrayed as real, and not scripted or staged. not-comparable

    "While some respectable sporting journals, most significantly Ring Magazine, continued to offer balanced (but kayfabed) coverage of wrestling, the ballyhoo-filled wrestling magazines came to be the main source of printed information for devotees."

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"While some respectable sporting journals, most significantly Ring Magazine, continued to offer balanced (but kayfabed) coverage of wrestling, the ballyhoo-filled wrestling magazines came to be the main source of printed information for devotees."

Etymology

From kayfabe + -ed.

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