WORD MEANING
Kayfabe meaning
KAY-fayb · noun
The portrayal of staged events within professional wrestling as real or true.
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A term used to describe maintaining the illusion of reality in scripted entertainment.
Slang for any situation where the truth is deliberately concealed to preserve a narrative.
Sometimes used to refer to the behind-the-scenes reality versus the public story in wrestling.
Often used in professional wrestling contexts, but can also apply to other scripted or staged scenarios.
Examples
The wrestling promotion maintained strict kayfabe to keep storylines believable.
Breaking kayfabe can ruin the illusion of the wrestling characters for fans.