1 definition by StephenFrmDaC
In New York AAVE slang, 'fake' is used as an adverb which, rather strangely, is synonymous with 'seriously', 'really', etc.
The word used in this sense is prone to causing confusion for out-of-towners. For example, a New Yorker might say, 'I'm fake rich', meaning that he is really rich, but most AAVE-speakers outside of NYC would interpret this statement to mean that he is not really rich.
The word used in this sense is prone to causing confusion for out-of-towners. For example, a New Yorker might say, 'I'm fake rich', meaning that he is really rich, but most AAVE-speakers outside of NYC would interpret this statement to mean that he is not really rich.
New Yorker: Yo, the girl I been talking to said she fake like me.
Out-of-towner: Fake like you? So, she don't like you?
New Yorker: Nah, I mean she really like me.
Out-of-towner: Y'all New York niggas' lingo mad weird.
Out-of-towner: Fake like you? So, she don't like you?
New Yorker: Nah, I mean she really like me.
Out-of-towner: Y'all New York niggas' lingo mad weird.
by StephenFrmDaC November 20, 2022