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Meaning of wig and falsies | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An attempt to make something look like something else without significantly altering its core functionality.

colloquial, figuratively, plural, plural-only

Examples

“Don't put a fake wig and falsies on your advertised product.”
“I am a consummate, dyed-in-the-wool, classic Eudora fan, and Mozilla Thunderbird - or for that matter any three-pane user interface email client dating back to Claris Emailer - is simply not my cup of tea, so dressing T-bird up in a Eudora wig and falsies is not going to cut it for me, or a lot of other Eudora aficionados.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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