mfabrek مفبرك
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“mfabrek” (مفبرك) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning fabricated, made up.
Meanings
- fabricated, made up
- staged
Usage
Mfabrek (feminine mfabrka, plural mfabrkin) is an adapted borrowing from French "fabriquer". It means "made up from scratch", "rigged". It is very common on social media and in conversation. It is used for a video, photo, piece of evidence, rumor, or news report suspected of being fake or staged: video mfabrka, kol chay mfabrek. The corresponding verb is fabrek / yfabrek, "to invent, to stage". The word is colloquial and always pejorative. Unlike "manufactured", it never refers to a manufactured object.
Example
بربّي كرّهتونا في رواحنا مال كذاب ياسر مفبركة
Brabi karahtouna fi rwe7na mel ketheb yesser mfaberka
“Honestly, you've made us sick of ourselves with all these lies — it's really completely made up.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mfabrek” but also “mfabrka”, “mfabrik” and “mfebrek”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.