Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US black teen/campus) to pretend to be something that one is not.

1986		Eble Campus Sl. Nov. 6: perpetrate – pretend.
1999		‘Master Pimp’ Pimp’s Rap 104: I wondered was I happy, really happy or just perpetrating.
2000		Ebonics Primer at www.dolemite.com 🌐 perpetrating Definition: to act like you got game when you don’t. Example: You ain’t got no game, bitch, you pupetratin a fraud!