Meaning of for fake | Babel Free

Definitions

Not for real.

humorous

Examples

“1990, Beverley Gasner, Girls at Lighthouse Point⟳, Dutton, →ISBN, page 161, “ […] and Justin just kept mumbling to him, ‘Go away, go away, I want⟳ to sleep⟳.’” “For real?” “For fake is what I think⟳. But I don’t know⟳ […] ””

“2001, Niobia Bryant, Three Times a Lady, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 283, “True,” Jordan said as he switched lanes effortlessly. “We’re staying in a renovated Victorian castle sitting on the edge of a lake.” “For real?” he asked, some interest⟳ now evident. “No, for fake,” Jordan joked. “Trust⟳ me, son. We’re gonna have⟳ fun.””

“2004, Debbie Gardner and Mike Gardner, Raising Kids Who Can Protect⟳ Themselves, McGraw-Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 64, Sometimes, young children have⟳ learned they can delay⟳ their bedtime by creating false monsters and ghosts for attention. […] What the child learns besides delaying bedtime is, “It feels good to hide⟳ my eyes, get⟳ a big hug and lots of loving attention when I am afraid for real and for fake.””

“2006, John Lawton, A Little White Death, Atlantic Monthly Press⟳, →ISBN, page 97, Head nodding gently, knees crossed, all but tapping his foot to the human rhythm as though the groans and moans of coitus – for real or for fake – were more a concert on the Third Programme than a Home Servicing.”

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