Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to kayfabe
Participle: kayfabed
Gerund: kayfabing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | kayfabe |
| you | kayfabe |
| he;she;it | kayfabes |
| we | kayfabe |
| you | kayfabe |
| they | kayfabe |
Perfect
| I | have kayfabed |
| you | have kayfabed |
| he;she;it | has kayfabed |
| we | have kayfabed |
| you | have kayfabed |
| they | have kayfabed |
Past
| I | kayfabed |
| you | kayfabed |
| he;she;it | kayfabed |
| we | kayfabed |
| you | kayfabed |
| they | kayfabed |
Pluperfect
| I | had kayfabed |
| you | had kayfabed |
| he;she;it | had kayfabed |
| we | had kayfabed |
| you | had kayfabed |
| they | had kayfabed |
Future
| I | will kayfabe |
| you | will kayfabe |
| he;she;it | will kayfabe |
| we | will kayfabe |
| you | will kayfabe |
| they | will kayfabe |
Future Perfect
| I | will have kayfabed |
| you | will have kayfabed |
| he;she;it | will have kayfabed |
| we | will have kayfabed |
| you | will have kayfabed |
| they | will have kayfabed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | kayfabe |
| you | kayfabe |
| he;she;it | kayfabe |
| we | kayfabe |
| you | kayfabe |
| they | kayfabe |
Perfect
| I | have kayfabed |
| you | have kayfabed |
| he;she;it | have kayfabed |
| we | have kayfabed |
| you | have kayfabed |
| they | have kayfabed |
Imperfect
| I | kayfabed |
| you | kayfabed |
| he;she;it | kayfabed |
| we | kayfabed |
| you | kayfabed |
| they | kayfabed |
Pluperfect
| I | had kayfabed |
| you | had kayfabed |
| he;she;it | had kayfabed |
| we | had kayfabed |
| you | had kayfabed |
| they | had kayfabed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would kayfabe |
| you | would kayfabe |
| he;she;it | would kayfabe |
| we | would kayfabe |
| you | would kayfabe |
| they | would kayfabe |
Perfect
| I | would have kayfabed |
| you | would have kayfabed |
| he;she;it | would have kayfabed |
| we | would have kayfabed |
| you | would have kayfabed |
| they | would have kayfabed |
Imperative
| you | kayfabe |
| we | Let's kayfabe |
| you | kayfabe |
Verbs conjugated like 'kayfabe'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'kayfabe'
wayfare,
fanfare,
gasface,
kayak,
keyframe,
warfare,
abase,
abate,
ablate,
abrade,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Unknown, but attributed to US carnival slang (carny), usually as a purposefully obscure variant of the admonition “be fake” formed through backslang or mangled pig Latin. Also sometimes attributed to an alteration of cave (Latin for “beware”), keep cavey (“stay alert”), or an eponymous figure named Kay Fabe or Kay Fabian.
Sample Sentences
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...Mascaras was never one of the boys. Here's an example: after his matches, he'd shower with his mask on. I understand protecting your image, but the guy was kayfabing us. [2006, Eldridge Wayne Coleman & al., Tangles Ropes, p. 97]
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He joked around with me and had me laughing so hard that it was tough not to feel silly about being "kayfabed. [2013, Julie Hart, Hart Strings, →ISBN, page 54:]