As I read about said professional wrestling theory, and learned of its name "kayfabe”, I was struck by (since I don't know the etiology of the word) it could be pronounced several ways: Kay-Fabe, Ka-FAB-ee, KA Fa Babe I noted that it kind of tripped off the tongue like "cofeve."
I'll get more coffee. Pro wrestling, at the moment, seems to…
As I read about said professional wrestling theory, and learned of its name "kayfabe”, I was struck by (since I don't know the etiology of the word) it could be pronounced several ways: Kay-Fabe, Ka-FAB-ee, KA Fa Babe I noted that it kind of tripped off the tongue like "cofeve."
I'll get more coffee. Pro wrestling, at the moment, seems to be better than watching what our national political parties have become, which is a sorry state of affairs.
Yeah, puzzled me, too. According to Google, it’s KAY-fabe, rhymes with HAY-babe. Merriam-Webster agrees on the pronunciation and says its origin is obscure. Might be related to piglatin for “fake”.
As I read about said professional wrestling theory, and learned of its name "kayfabe”, I was struck by (since I don't know the etiology of the word) it could be pronounced several ways: Kay-Fabe, Ka-FAB-ee, KA Fa Babe I noted that it kind of tripped off the tongue like "cofeve."
I'll get more coffee. Pro wrestling, at the moment, seems to be better than watching what our national political parties have become, which is a sorry state of affairs.
Yeah, puzzled me, too. According to Google, it’s KAY-fabe, rhymes with HAY-babe. Merriam-Webster agrees on the pronunciation and says its origin is obscure. Might be related to piglatin for “fake”.