Today’s Made up Word: Factsimile. It’s like a facsimile, except the opposite.
Sort of like the difference between night and day
Factsimile noun
fakt·sim·i·le| \ fakt-ˈsi-mə-lē
Definition of factsimile
1: a purposefully inexact copy, more of a parody than a copy per se “A factsimile of the President’s phone call to the President of Ukraine.”
2 : a system of transmitting and reproducing inaccurate graphic matter by means of signals sent over telephone lines or via the floor of Congress where you receive immunity from lying
Synonyms for factsimile:
burlesque, caricature, put-on, rib, send-up, spoof, takeoff, travesty fable, fabrication, fairy tale, falsehood, falsity, fib, mendacity, prevarication, story, tale, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), untruth, whopper
Not to be confused with an old school facsimile machine:
The modern factsimile machine is twice as fast but only half as smart:
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