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And for a bit more on that: https://ewrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Kayfabe

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My curiosity resulted in this little etymological bit: Pro wrestling can trace some of its stylistic origins back to carnivals and Catch Wrestling, where the term "kayfabe" is thought to have originated as carny slang for "protecting the secrets of the business." The term "kayfabe" itself may ultimately originate from the Pig Latin form of "fake" ("ake-fay") or the phrase "be fake."

Kayfabe may also derive from another trick used by traveling carnival workers. With money tight, a carny would call home collect and ask for "Kay Fabian." This was code letting the people at home know they had made it safely to the next town without paying for the cost of a phone call.

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Acts 19 - it's all evangelism and power encounters until somebody gets hurt

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Also gaslighting is probably a more apt term for what you’re discussing as well.

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Because I’m a lifelong hardcore pro wrestling fan and see the term kayfabe regularly, I had to do a double take. I had to do a few of them, before realizing that this post wasn’t from one of the wrestling blogs I follow, you actually wrote it and worlds weren’t colliding in my brain. LOL.

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Because I’m a lifelong hardcore pro wrestling fan and see the term kayfabe regularly, I had to do a double take. I had to do a few of them, before realizing that this post wasn’t from one of the wrestling blogs I follow, you actually wrote it and worlds weren’t colliding in my brain. LOL.

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