fake out
Upper Intermediate (B2) informal
To trick someone by making them think you are going to do one thing and then doing something else.
"The striker faked out the goalkeeper with a shoulder drop before slotting the ball into the net."
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Charles "AIR" Jourdain
UFC · 30:44
even pumps a fake out.
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Friends · 28:10
you know, sometimes that fake out thing
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, March 27, 2026
Washington Week PBS · 15:44
and and even if it's a fake out,
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Washington Week PBS · 3:45
and and even if it's a fake out,