fakeclaim

English

Etymology

From fake +‎ claim.

Pronunciation

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Verb

fakeclaim (third-person singular simple present fakeclaims, present participle fakeclaiming, simple past and past participle fakeclaimed)

1. (Internet slang, transitive, neologism) To call out (a person) on social media for allegedly faking a disorder.
   • 2022, Natalie Foos, “Faking Health Disorders Online”, in Parent Zone‎^[1], archived from the original on August 8, 2022:

     People are quick to respond to these videos, turning to Reddit and YouTube to “fakeclaim” – call out – those that they believe are faking disorders online.

   • 2022 June 23, lm2t, “Fictives Get So Much Hate”, in Reddit‎^[2], archived from the original on June 29, 2022:

     I am constantly scared to text my friends while I front because a lot people were telling me that fictives especially from dsmp/genshin aren't valid. That makes me genuinely sad, I am afraid to receive any form of hate from my friends or even get fakeclaimed. :(

See also

• malinger

Further reading

• factitious disorder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• malingering on Wikipedia.Wikipedia