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faked out; faking out; fakes out
Definition of fake out
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Synonyms & Antonyms for fake out
Synonyms
- bamboozle,
- beguile,
- bluff,
- buffalo,
- burn,
- catch,
- con,
- cozen,
- deceive,
- delude,
- dupe,
- fool,
- gaff,
- gammon,
- gull,
- have,
- have on
- [chiefly British],
- hoax,
- hoodwink,
- hornswoggle,
- humbug,
- juggle,
- misguide,
- misinform,
- mislead,
- snooker,
- snow,
- spoof,
- string along,
- suck in,
- sucker,
- take in,
- trick
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The first known use of fake out was in 1949
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