フェイク

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

fake; false thing; fabrication

General use for something made to look real, especially in compounds such as フェイクニュース and フェイク画像. Can also function as a suru noun meaning to fake or fabricate something.

• そのニュースはフェイクだと判はん明めいした。

  That news turned out to be fake.

• ネット上じょうではフェイク画が像ぞうも簡かん単たんに広ひろがる。

  Fake images also spread easily online.

noun

musical improvisation; ad-lib; vocal run

Music term for an improvised embellishment or variation, especially in jazz, singing, and popular music; often used in phrases like フェイクを入れる.

• サビの最さい後ごに短みじかいフェイクを入いれた。

  She added a short vocal run at the end of the chorus.

• ジャズでは歌か手しゅのフェイクが曲きょくの印いん象しょうを変かえる。

  In jazz, a singer's improvisation can change the feel of the song.

noun

feint; fake move

Sports use, particularly in American football, for a deceptive motion meant to mislead the opponent. The broader everyday sports word is often フェイント.

• クォーターバックはハンドオフのフェイクで守しゅ備びを引ひきつけた。

  The quarterback drew in the defense with a fake handoff.