Make out
Make out verb - To take on a false or deceptive appearance.
Usage example: he tried to make out that he didn't mind losing his job, but friends suspected he was desperately worried
Pretend
Both terms in one sentence
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Fake-Out Make-Out: Flannagan and Ariane pretend to make out when a jealous husband breaks into Flannagan's hotel room.
Source: Film / Love in the Afternoon - She decided that a good way to get back at her parents was to pretend to make out with her cousin George Michael, and then pretend she had no idea they were related.
Source: Shock Value Relationship -
Of course, he's one to talk... It's also acknowledged by the actresses, who in the Season 3 gag reel jokingly pretend to make out in their Trapped In An Elevator scene - which actually fits the tone of the episode quite well.
Source: Romantic Two-Girl Friendship
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