superfake

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

super- +‎ fake

Noun[edit]

superfake (plural superfakes)

  1. A highly realistic counterfeit.
    • 2023 May 4, Amy X. Wang, Grant Cornett, “Inside the Delirious Rise of ‘Superfake’ Handbags”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      In the pandemic, superfakes went supernova: A killer combo of quarantine malaise, frenzied stimulus-check hobby spending and the rise of sales via social-media sites like Instagram has propelled consumers’ awareness of — and fervor for — these hyperrealistic copycats to new heights.

Adjective[edit]

superfake (not comparable)

  1. Very fake.
    • 2012, Hilary Weisman Graham, Reunited, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 35:
      There was something behind that superfake smile of hers (a whiff of desperation?) that made Tiernan pretty sure Summer wasn't here to reconnect with her old middle school pals.