fakeaway

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of fake +‎ takeaway.

Noun[edit]

fakeaway (plural fakeaways)

  1. (UK, Australia, informal) A homemade meal intended to replicate takeaway food ordered from a restaurant.
    • 2009 January 5, Jasper Gerard, “Eating out in 2009: the highs and the lows”, in The Telegraph:
      Forget fine dining: even fairly foul dining courtesy of the humble takeaway will seem extravagant. Hence the arrival of the fakeaway.