On a recent episode, Grant's "Slang This!" included “fake and bake”. I think that this should be "fake 'n' bake", and that the origin is a play on the name of the "Shake 'N' Bake" food coating product that was once (is still?) available. Lo' and behold, Wikipedia agrees with me. What do you think, Grant?
That spelling works, too. I see it both ways on the Internet.
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I thought it was “fake a bake”! (Silly me…)
I grew up in southern San Diego, CA and we used the
term "fakebake" to describe people. Like, "Oh my God, Kelly totally
fakebakes, she is so orange." My friend and I would also joke about
how many of the girls we knew had developed "tanorexia." Years later,
I heard someone use this term and laughed. I guess we weren't the only ones.