A fake-up is when a couple says, often in order to increase the dramatic effect of an argument, that they are going to break up, when in fact neither of them believes that they will. It can also be when a frequently "on-off" couple swears they're broken up for good this time, and then gets back together.
Person A: Did you hear about Ken and Barbie's fight?
Person B: Yeah, I heard she threatened to break up with him, but he knew she wouldn't actually go through with it.
Person A: Yeah, she's always trying to fake-up with that boy...
Person B: Yeah, I heard she threatened to break up with him, but he knew she wouldn't actually go through with it.
Person A: Yeah, she's always trying to fake-up with that boy...
by Millygirl01 March 16, 2008
to fake breaking up with a boyfriend or girlfriend to settle disputes with relatives or friends, usually family
by Constromlie February 04, 2009
When two people who weren't really going out, break up.
A fake break up.
Also, when two people in an on-again, off-again relationship break up, but you know they will just get back together.
A fake break up.
Also, when two people in an on-again, off-again relationship break up, but you know they will just get back together.
I just heard you just broke up with Brenda. That'd be sad if you were actually going out. Dude, you had a fake-up.
or
I don't want to hear about another fake up with Brenda. You know you'll just get back together, even though she's a secret lesbian.
or
I don't want to hear about another fake up with Brenda. You know you'll just get back together, even though she's a secret lesbian.
by aqua dad February 04, 2012
A break up that eventually leads to the couple making back up. Hence, it is not a real break up, but a "fake-up."
Larry and Susan broke up again, but you know they're going to get back together... so it's another fake-up.
by JohnOB1 October 07, 2005
When a really ugly girl puts on a lot of make up to make herself look beautiful, then when it comes off, she's completely hideous.
by Carol K. Cobain October 05, 2008
by SamanthaCooper January 14, 2005
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.
Person 2: No, that was just a fake up.
by MadRabbit April 29, 2006