Source etymology 1 · variant 1/3
Original entry ↗Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently. · A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent. · A trick; a swindle. · An impostor.
The origin is not known with certainty, although first attested in 1775 C.E. in British criminals' slang. It is probably from feak, feague (“to give a better appearance through artificial means, spruce up, embellish”), itself from German Low German fegen, from Middle Low German vēgen, from Old Saxon fegōn, from Proto-West Germanic *fegōn (“to clean up, polish”). Akin to Dutch veeg (“a swipe”), Dutch vegen (“to sweep, wipe”); German fegen (“to sweep, to polish”). Compare also Old English fācn (“deceit, fraud”). Perhaps related also to Old Norse fjúka (“to fade, vanquish, disappear”), Old Norse feikn (“strange, scary, unnatural”).
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"Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.",
"A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.",
"A trick; a swindle.",
"An impostor."
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