fake-bake

English

Alternative forms

fake bake

Etymology

From fake +‎ bake.

Pronunciation

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Noun

fake-bake (plural fake-bakes)

(dated) A tanning salon.
(dated) An artificial tan.
(baking) An unbaked food item passed off as genuinely baked.

Verb

fake-bake (third-person singular simple present fake-bakes, present participle fake-baking, simple past and past participle fake-baked)

(intransitive) To get an artificial or sunless tan.