Cooked-up

/ˌkʊktˈʌp/

गढ़ा हुआ; मनगढ़ंत; कृत्रिम रूप से रचा हुआ

Origin & History

From the phrasal verb 'cook up' (meaning 'to invent/contrive'), with 'cook' used figuratively as 'to prepare'—attested in modern English, especially from the 19th–20th centuries.

वाक्यांश क्रिया 'cook up' (अर्थ: कुछ गढ़ना/रचना) से बना; यहाँ 'cook' का रूपक अर्थ 'तैयार करना' है—आधुनिक अंग्रेज़ी में, विशेषकर 19वीं–20वीं शताब्दी से प्रचलित।

Definition

Made up or planned artificially, often suggesting deceit or lack of authenticity (e.g., a cooked-up story or scheme).

गढ़ा हुआ या कृत्रिम रूप से बनाया/रचा गया, अक्सर धोखे या असलियत की कमी का संकेत देता है (जैसे गढ़ी हुई कहानी या योजना)।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
The police dismissed it as a cooked-up excuse.
पुलिस ने उसे गढ़ा हुआ बहाना कहकर खारिज कर दिया।

Usage Examples

He presented a cooked-up story to explain the missing money.
The report was based on cooked-up numbers rather than real data.
They suspected the charges were cooked-up to silence her.
It sounded like a cooked-up plan with too many holes.

Related Forms

Noun
Cook-up / Concoction / Fabrication
Verb
Cook up / Cooked up / Cooking up
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Cooked-up story
गढ़ी हुई कहानी
Cooked-up excuse
गढ़ा हुआ बहाना
Cooked-up charges
गढ़े हुए आरोप