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However, to prevent Y from learning about X's infidelity, W, the "beard", pretends to be paired with Z. Such a scenario is a central premise of Woody Allen's 1984 film Broadway Danny Rose. The titular talent agent is the beard, pretending to date Tina, a single woman who is actually having an affair with married singer Lou Canova, Danny's client.
Pretendian (portmanteau of pretend and Indian [1] [2] [3]) is a pejorative colloquialism describing a person who has falsely claimed Indigenous identity by professing to be a citizen of a Native American or First Nation tribal nation, or to be descended from Native American or First Nation ancestors.
The 2005 film Slow Burn has themes of interracial dating, "passing" or pretending to be a member of another race. The 2007 documentary short Black/White & All That Jazz tells the story of singer-actor Herb Jeffries, who identified as "a man of color" in order to be accepted as a singer. He was of Irish and Sicilian ancestry. [citation needed]
The word "living" is important. Upon the death of Arthur, Prince of Wales , Henry VII invested his second son, the future Henry VIII, with the title. The title is not automatic, however, but merges into the Crown when a prince dies or accedes to the throne, and has to be re-conferred by the sovereign.
A corruption of the French word for Jewish, juif. Originating from the French argot Verlan. [55] Heeb, Hebe United States: Jews Derived from the word Hebrew. [56] [57] Hymie United States: Jews Derived from the Hebrew Chaim ('life'). Also used in the term Hymietown, a nickname for Brooklyn, New York, and as a first name. [58] Ikey, Ike United ...
Alternatively, the word is an amalgam of the Greek prefix hypo-, meaning "under", and the verb krinein, meaning "to sift or decide". Thus the original meaning implied a deficiency in the ability to sift or decide. This deficiency, as it pertains to one's own beliefs and feelings, informs the word's contemporary meaning. [7]
A poseur is someone who poses for effect, or behaves affectedly, [1] who affects a particular attitude, character or manner to impress others, [2] or who pretends to belong to a particular group. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] A poseur may be a person who pretends to be what they are not or an insincere person; [ 5 ] they may have a flair for drama or behave as ...
A quack is a "fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill" or "a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, qualification or credentials they do not possess; a charlatan or snake oil salesman". [2]