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English
Verb
fake out (third-person singular simple present fakes out, present participle faking out, simple past and past participle faked out)
- (transitive, informal) To deceive, mislead, or trick (someone).
1989 November 16, Kristin Casler, “Police Recover Stolen Gun”, in The Morning Call, Pennsylvania, USA, retrieved 14 January 2012, page B1:Rhyder, who police later concluded had been faking them out during the pursuit by reaching into his pants several times for a gun, actually had been searching frantically for the weapon.
2005 October 13, King Kaufman, “King Kaufman’s Sports Daily”, in salon.com, retrieved 14 January 2012:There’s no reason for the catcher to try to spoof the ump, fake him out, in that situation. . . . There’s no need for deception.
2007 August 19, Susan Dominus, “Dangerous When Interested”, in New York Times, retrieved 14 January 2012:Wee-Man ran up to Williams to shake hands, then faked her out, running his hand through his hair instead.
Usage notes
- The object of this verb is usually placed between fake and out.
- Often used in a sporting context to indicate a situation in which a player is lured out of position or put off stride by a misleading movement by an opposing player.
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References
- “fake out”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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