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The conscious or unconscious act of repeated one on one (fates) times with a friend of the opposite sex that can't be defined as a date for both parties involved but probably is for one.

- derivitive of "fake date"
"Phil and Bonita are having lunch in the quad together again?"

"Yea, they're obviously fating"
fating by Philip E. February 16, 2008
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Sitting around and eat large amount of bacon.
A lot of Wisconsin woman enjoy fating with their friends.
fating by Spoonie-Love October 17, 2010
A friendship in the hopes of a possible relationship. Or the fate of a possible sexual or romantic play mate.
fating by Daphney April 6, 2009
An individual acting completely ridiculous to avoid a situation or task
Our group project is incomplete because Bob is such a Fatinga.
fatinga by Zanzer2175 September 16, 2016
fating means “fake dating.” its typically used when a girl dates a boy (or vice versa) to make her ex jealous, but it is also used when a homosexual dates someone of the opposite sex to keep in the closet.
“hey are you and brad dating” “no, we’re only fating to make his ex jealous
fating by Spirits May 30, 2018
That situation when a guy and a girl is interested in each other and its pretty obvious that they are dating, but they are too stubborn to admit that they are dating and instead just consider each other friends, meanwhile talking exclusively to each other as though they are in a relationship.
Steve: Clarissa and I are not dating. We're not in a relationship, stop saying we are.

Joe: Okay bro. Ya'll fating right now.
Steve: Fating?
Joe: Yeah, ya'll acting like ya'll just friends, but really ya'll dating man. Quit playing bro. But since ya'll aint trying to act like you are dating, ya'll fating.

Steve: Doesn't even make sense.
Joe: F for friends. ating for dating. Telling people you aren't dating, but acting like ya'll are.
Fating by PromiseLock April 7, 2019