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Meaning of fakement in English:

fakement

Pronunciation /ˈfeɪkm(ə)nt/

noun

slang, rare British

  • 1A scheme or device (typically for some dishonest purpose), a ploy, a dodge, a trick; (sometimes more vaguely) a thing, an item.

    In earliest use apparently specifically with reference to forgery.

  • 2As mass noun: fraudulent manipulation or counterfeiting; faking, fakery.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Lexicon Balatronicum: a dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence. From fake + -ment.