fakeloo

A dated American slang term for a made-up story, a con, or a deception. The word has an elaborate, carnival-barker sound suggesting both fakery and showmanship -- fitting for con artists of the early 20th century. It is now largely archaic, belonging to the same lexical era as 'flimflam' and 'hoodoo', but occasionally revived for comic or nostalgic effect. The elaborate sound adds to its charm as a word for deception.

American slang from the early 20th century for a made-up story or con — a fabrication designed to deceive. Fakeloo has a playful, carnival-barker energy that fits its era; it sounds like something a hustler would use while running a shell game or selling patent medicine. Though now dated, it captures the colorful inventiveness of old American con-artist slang that coined dozens of vivid terms for deception.

(US, slang, dated) A made-up story; a con.