fakeynessとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

fakeyness (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of fakiness.
   • 1972 January 31, Michael Reichman, “guest column: Humphrey committee replies: You are mistaken, Campanaro”, in Hamp Carruth, editor, The Florida Flambeau, volume [59], number [20], Tallahassee, Fla.: Florida State University, →OCLC, page 4, column 2:

     Coy and fakey? In what way? Compare Hubert Humphrey’s words with his actions, and you will have a hard time finding any fakeyness. Hubert Humphrey has been a leader in the struggle for civil rights for long as he has been in public office.

   • 1997, David Armington, “All Kinds of Celebrations—and Sad Times Too”, in The Living Classroom: Writing, Reading, and Beyond, Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children, →ISBN, section 4 (The Larger Picture), page 127:

     The fakeyness may come from our ulterior motives. If a child has built a magnificent block tower, and you ask him to count the blocks (because you feel you’d better sneak some math into his project), you can’t expect him to be wildly enthusiastic about your suggestion. But if you appreciate his tower for what it is and for what it represents to him, you’ve got the basis for nonfakey communication, and then everybody’s ideas get a better hearing.

   • 2001, Stephen Beachy, “Ceiling”, in Distortion, Binghamton, N.Y.: Southern Tier Editions, Harrington Park Press, →ISBN, page 259:

     Everyone says that professional wrestling’s really deep, it’s like a theater of the gods, but the fakeyness has always been too boring for Reggie, as the gnostics also said about their world.