Nakey vs Fakey - What's the difference?
nakey | fakey |
(informal, or, childish, or, endearing) naked
* {{quote-book
, year=2007
, author=Nick Smith
, title=Undead on Arrival
, publisher=Luath Press Ltd.
, page=92
, passage="'You may be used to parading nakey in front of strangers, but I'm not.'"}}
* {{quote-book
, year=2009
, author=Jean Montgomery
, title=A Field of Angels
, publisher=iUniverse
, page=19
, passage="'Well hello my nakey baby. Where are your pajamas?'"}}
* {{quote-book
, year=2012
, author=Deborah St.Hilaire
, title=Divalution: The Evolution and Revolution of the Diva
, publisher=AuthorHouse
, page=73
, passage="New rule of thumb: The older you get, the more you should cover but you can always be nakey at home."}}
(colloquial) Fake.
* {{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 27, author=Alastair Macaulay, title=His Moves Expressed as Much as His Music, work=New York Times
, passage=It is easy to dislike many of the later videos: even as early as the late ’80s, the kind of drama he puts onto screen often looks fakey , and isn’t always rescued by his skill as a performer. }}
As adjectives the difference between nakey and fakey
is that nakey is naked while fakey is fake.nakey
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(en adjective)fakey
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