fake
adj 1: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: {bogus}, {phony},
{phoney}, {bastard}]
2: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine
article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic
fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with
imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated aligator
hide" [syn: {false}, {faux}, {imitation}, {simulated}]
n 1: something false; not what it seems to be [syn: {sham}, {postiche}]
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor},
{pretender}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {pseudo}, {pseud},
{role player}]
v 1: make a copy of with the intent to deceive [syn: {forge}, {counterfeit}]
2: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books";
"falsify the data" [syn: {fudge}, {manipulate}, {falsify},
{cook}, {wangle}, {misrepresent}]
3: talk through one's hat [syn: {waffle}, {bullshit}, {bull}]