deepfake means Synthetic media — usually video or audio — where AI convincingly impersonates a real person. It's mostly used in casual online conversation. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
deepfake
Synthetic media — usually video or audio — where AI convincingly impersonates a real person.
ˈdiːp.feɪkDocumented since 2010s2010sGen AlphatrendingCurrent560 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026＋ Add a definition
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Born ~2017 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
BlueskyMay 2026
Hmm c'était il y a un bout de temps, je me rappel pas si on parlait déjà des deepfake à l'époque 🤔
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Wikipedia: Deepfake pornography
The use of deepfake pornography has sparked controversy because it involves the making and sharing of realistic videos featuring non-consenting individuals and is sometimes used for revenge porn.
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Wikipedia: Deepfake
Academic research has also delved deeper into the factors driving deepfake engagement online as well as potential countermeasures to malicious application of deepfakes.
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Wikipedia: Deepfake pornography
Deepfake pornography is a form of non-consensual AI pornography created by altering existing photographs or videos using deepfake technology to modify the appearance of the participants.
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Wikipedia: Deepfake
From traditional entertainment to gaming, deepfake technology has evolved to be increasingly convincing and available to the public, allowing for the disruption of the entertainment and media industries.
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#1·Apr 23, 2026GlobalWork-OK
Synthetic media — usually video or audio — where AI convincingly impersonates a real person. Went from research curiosity (2017) to mainstream policy concern (2024+). A reminder to verify things your eyes tell you are true.
"That video of the CEO was a deepfake — he never said any of it."
Origin: Tech / AI / developer industry term.
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deepfake means Synthetic media — usually video or audio — where AI convincingly impersonates a real person. It's mostly used in casual online conversation. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
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"deepfake" is slang. It means: Synthetic media — usually video or audio — where AI convincingly impersonates a real person. Register: casual. Use it in: casual conversation and online posts. Avoid in: formal writing and professional emails.
Cluster: technology
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“Hmm c'était il y a un bout de temps, je me rappel pas si on parlait déjà des deepfake à l'époque 🤔”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The use of deepfake pornography has sparked controversy because it involves the making and sharing of realistic videos featuring non-consenting individuals and is sometimes used for revenge porn.”
“Academic research has also delved deeper into the factors driving deepfake engagement online as well as potential countermeasures to malicious application of deepfakes.”
“Deepfake pornography is a form of non-consensual AI pornography created by altering existing photographs or videos using deepfake technology to modify the appearance of the participants.”
“From traditional entertainment to gaming, deepfake technology has evolved to be increasingly convincing and available to the public, allowing for the disruption of the entertainment and media industries.”
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#2·May 2, 2026GlobalWork-OK
A convincingly realistic but fake image, video, or audio created with the use of artificial intelligence, especially one that imposes the face of one person onto the body of someone else.
Cluster: technology
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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#3·May 2, 2026GlobalWork-OK
To create or turn into a deepfake; to impersonate someone with a deepfake.
Cluster: technology
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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- deepfake coded72%
Describing something — a person, video, image, or account — that gives off such a hyper-polished, too-perfect, or uncanny vibe that it registers as potentially AI-generated or synthetically constructed even if it isn't. Deepfake coded is the aesthetic read, not the technical verdict. A celebrity's interview that feels scripted to the bone, an influencer whose skin texture never changes, or a marketing video with zero human awkwardness can all be deepfake coded.
- deepfake mode70%
A state of operating so deceptively or with such a polished, curated presentation that people genuinely can't tell what's real about you. Being in deepfake mode means your persona online — or even in person — feels manufactured, too smooth, too perfect, lacking the rough authenticity that signals a real human. Can also describe an account or person that seems entirely AI-generated or scripted.
- deepfake fail69%
A deepfake so badly executed that it's immediately obvious — warped ears, teeth that multiply, a background that glitches mid-sentence, or audio so out of sync it looks like a dubbed foreign film. Deepfake fails circulate heavily on social media as comedic content and serve as an unintentional PSA for why AI manipulation still has limits. The term covers both AI-generated video flops and any heavily filtered or edited content that collapses under scrutiny.