Fakery

Pronunciation: /ˈfækɚaɪ/

Fakery (noun)

  1. Behaviour that is not real, meant to trick people or seem better than you are.
  2. Things made to look genuine but are not, often sold as real.
  3. A way of speaking or acting that seems artificial and not sincere.

Examples

  • Her smile felt like fakery, so I stopped trusting her.
  • His jokes were fakery, and the room went quiet.