Sekirov Dictionary

kayfabe

/ˈkeɪfeɪb/

noun 2
adjective 1
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

•
The act, situation, or code of portraying staged events, performances, rivalries, etc as authentic or spontaneous.
- I've been breaking kayfabe a lot lately and it's bad, completely unprofessional. — 2013
(figurative) Similar fakery or suspension of disbelief in other contexts.

adjective1

•
Of or related to kayfabe, especially forbidden to mention or show in order to maintain kayfabe.
- My wife... currently serves as a Florida State Senator... My kayfabe wife has enormous fake breasts, bleach blonde hair, and a nose that is too small for her face. — 2013

verb1

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To maintain kayfabe, to deceive by staying in character.
- ...Mascaras was never one of the boys. Here's an example: after his matches, he'd shower with his mask on. I understand protecting your image, but the guy was kayfabing us. — 2006

forms

kayfabed · kayfabing · kayfabes

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