Fakeaway

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪkəweɪ/

Definitions

1. A homemade dish designed to imitate the flavors and presentation of takeout cuisine while being prepared in a domestic setting
2. An at-home culinary creation that seeks to replicate the taste and aesthetics of restaurant takeaway meals
3. A meal made at home that aims to mimic the taste and look of takeout food enjoyed from restaurants

Etymology: "Fakeaway" is a blend of "fake" and "takeaway", the British term for food bought ready-to-eat from a restaurant or shop and carried home. Put together, the word describes a dish cooked at home that imitates that takeout food, with its familiar flavours and look, but without the restaurant kitchen or the delivery. The blend follows the familiar pattern of combining two words into one, with the first part "fake" supplying the sense of imitation and the second part "takeaway" supplying the subject. The result is a noun that names both the dish and the practice of making it, and it is most often heard in British English, where "takeaway" is the everyday word for the food itself.