# fake and gay

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Obviously false, clearly inauthentic.

## Etymology
From fake (“false”) + and + gay (“lame, uncool, stupid”); originating online in the early 2000s as a way to question a story's authenticity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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