inauthenticity

in·au·then·tic

[in-aw-then-tik]
adjective
not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.

Origin:
1855–60; in-3 + authentic

in·au·then·ti·cal·ly, adverb
in·au·then·tic·i·ty [in-aw-then-tis-i-tee, -thuhn-] , noun
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inauthentic (ˌɪnɔːˈθɛntɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not authentic; false

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Inauthenticity is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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