Fakebook

See also: fakebook and fake book

English

Etymology

Blend of fake +‎ Facebook, suggesting that the site consists of phony, inauthentic users.

Proper noun

Fakebook

1. (derogatory, Internet slang) The social networking site Facebook.
   • 2010 July 22, onet...@gmail.com, “Fakebook”, in alt.philosophy‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I love Fakebook, where all my fake friends hang out.
     When the weather is fair my fakebook friends are there. When things
     get ruff they're gone in a huff.

   • 2016 December 16, Ubiquitous, “Fakebook - The social-media site empowers a journalism cartel.”, in alt.journalism‎^[2] (Usenet):
   • 2018 June 1, hic...@gmail.com, “Fakebook Removes Trending Topics”, in alt.recovery.aa‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Fakebook stuck to the antisemite crap and never investigated. Just like the Justice shit system.

Alternative forms

• fakebook

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: not used in Finnish
• German: Fakebook n
• Polish: not used in Polish
• Russian: not used in Russian

German

Etymology

Blend of fake +‎ Facebook.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Fakebook n (proper noun, strong, genitive Fakebooks)

1. (derogatory, Internet slang) Fakebook.
   • 2013 September 13, Juergen P. Meier, “PGP Pen Pals - Group auf Facebook”, in de.comp.security.misc‎^[4] (Usenet):

     Alles und jeder ist scheinbar auf Fakebook vertreten. Vor allem aber
     auch die Dienste.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2018 May 23, Andreas Neumann, “avrdude-Problem”, in de.sci.electronics‎^[5] (Usenet):

     Fakebook ist bei mir per hosts-file aussen vor.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2020 March 29, Dieter Funck, “Da Ihr heute Abend sowieso zu Hause seid:”, in ger.ct‎^[6] (Usenet):

     Fakebook ist die Pest des Internets und gehört ausgerottet.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Fakebook [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Fakebook
genitive	eines	des	Fakebooks
dative	einem	dem	Fakebook
accusative	ein	das	Fakebook