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"In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced /ˈkeɪfeɪb/) is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as "real" or "true," specifically the portraya
by dfc 14y ago
"In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced /ˈkeɪfeɪb/) is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as "real" or "true," specifically the portrayal of competition and rivalries between participants as being genuine or not of a worked nature. "[1]
Was "kayabe" a new word for anyone else? The wikipedia article is remarkably long for a word I had never heard of:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe
- rdl 14y agoI looked up "heel" since it was used to describe someone, and seemed more specific than just "bad person", and wasted another 30-60 minutes learning about Kayfabe, Mexican wrestling, etc. It's this kind of thing Wikipedia excels at, vs. Quora or forum sites or really anything since USENET.
- StavrosK 14y agoI had heard it before, but, based on the frequency with which I hear it, it is a new word for the majority of people.