# fake book

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fake, book.

## Etymology
From fake (verb) + book, since a fake book helps a musician to "fake" knowing how to play a song.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fake-book