Meaning of fakeyness | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of fakiness.

alt-of, alternative, uncountable

Examples

“Coy and fakey? In what way? Compare Hubert Humphrey’s words with his actions, and you will have a hard time finding any fakeyness. Hubert Humphrey has been a leader in the struggle for civil rights for long as he has been in public office.”

“The fakeyness may come from our ulterior motives. If a child has built a magnificent block tower, and you ask him to count the blocks (because you feel you’d better sneak some math into his project), you can’t expect him to be wildly enthusiastic about your suggestion. But if you appreciate his tower for what it is and for what it represents to him, you’ve got the basis for nonfakey communication, and then everybody’s ideas get a better hearing.”

“Everyone says that professional wrestling’s really deep, it’s like a theater of the gods, but the fakeyness has always been too boring for Reggie, as the gnostics also said about their world.”

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