fake book

1. 1.

   a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly

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Questions about fake book

What does fake book mean?

fake book means "a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly".

Is fake book a common word?

fake book is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.