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yamayama [ya.mâ.ya.mâ.] : sham (v.); talk through one's hat (v.)
Synonyms: jamajama

Derivatives of yamayama


Glosses:
sham
n. (artifact)1. fake, postiche, shamsomething that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be.
~ fake booka fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly.
~ imitationsomething copied or derived from an original.
~ potemkin villagesomething that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance.
n. (person)2. fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammera person who makes deceitful pretenses.
~ beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, cheat, slickersomeone who leads you to believe something that is not true.
~ name droppersomeone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends.
~ ringera contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses.
v. (creation)3. assume, feign, sham, simulatemake a pretence of.; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
~ pretend, dissemble, actbehave unnaturally or affectedly.; "She's just acting"
~ playpretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity.; "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians"
~ feintdeceive by a mock action.; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"
v. (communication)4. affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, shammake believe with the intent to deceive.; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
~ misrepresent, belierepresent falsely.; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
~ make believe, pretend, makerepresent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like.; "She makes like an actress"
~ play possumto pretend to be dead.
~ take a divepretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer.
~ bullshit, talk through one's hat, bull, fakespeak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths.; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
~ moutharticulate silently; form words with the lips only.; "She mouthed a swear word"
adj. 5. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, shamadopted in order to deceive.; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
~ counterfeit, imitativenot genuine; imitating something superior.; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
talk through one's hat
v. (communication)1. bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hatspeak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths.; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
~ dissemble, feign, pretend, sham, affectmake believe with the intent to deceive.; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"