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A break up, but not truly a break up, i.e. both parties still feel an obligation towards one another, engage in frequent phone calls and "meetings", and feel guilty about beginning to date other people. It is a psychological way of coping with the difficulties of a relationship by both parties distancing themselves from the relationship itself and allowing one another breathing room.
Person 1: Hey, I just saw Leland and Lisa together last night. Didn't they break up because of school commitments?

Person 2: No, that was just a fake up.
fake up by MadRabbit May 10, 2006
A fake break up, used in many cases to liven up relationships or scare people who flirt with their friend's girlfriends or boyfriends.
Louis:
Oh my god, are you okay? I can't believe I was flirting with her. I'm such a douche.

Sam:
It's ok Louis, it's just a fake up. We are still going out.
Fake Up by Riletionship Advice October 24, 2009
When a couple breaks up but only for a couple hours.
Chris- Dude Ben and Molly just broke up.
Drew- Oh shit, he must be pissed.
(Hours Later)
Drew- False alarm, just a Fake Up, they're back together.
Fake Up by DMac27 March 6, 2011
Man, I have to go get some fake up from the drugstore
What’s fake up?
Makeup, but the drugstore dupes!
Fake up by Anxiety! at the Club February 5, 2018
When a couple breaks up but then quickly gets back together. Sometimes one or both of the partners "fake up" with the intention of getting back together. Other times one partner breaks up with the other impulsively and realizes it was a mistake, causing him/her to quickly make amends and get back together. Thus, the fake up can be intentional or unplanned.
R Money and K Fab had a fake up at the party the other night.
Fake up by R Money June 19, 2014
When you breakup with someone during an argument, but don’t really mean it.
Hey, I didn’t mean what I said last night. Let’s call it a ‘fake up’ and get back together.
Fake up by Brian L. Peck March 24, 2018