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faux F0055600 (fō)adj. Artificial; fake: faux pearls.
[French, from Old French fals; see false.]faux (fəʊ) adjfalse, counterfeit or imitation, esp when used in compounds, for example faux-leatherfaux (foʊ)
adj. artificial or imitation; fake: faux pearls. [1670–80; < French] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  faux - not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"imitation, simulated, fake, falseartificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" |
faux
faux queenA performance artist whose sex is biologically female but who performs in the exaggerated style and dress of a male drag queen. Also known as a bio queen. To be honest, the faux queen's performance was so good that I couldn't tell her apart from the drag queens.See also: faux, queenfaux pasAn embarrassing blunder or breach of proper etiquette, often made in front of other people. Daria didn't realize she had made such a faux pas when she went to use her salad fork to eat the main course.See also: faux, pas(make/commit) a ˌfaux ˈpas (from French) an action or a remark that causes embarrassment because it is not socially correct: I immediately made a faux pas when I forgot to take my shoes off before I went into the house. ♢ They were kind enough to overlook my faux pas and continued as if nothing had happened.The meaning of the French expression is ‘wrong step’.See also: faux, pasfaux
Synonyms for fauxadj not genuine or realSynonyms- imitation
- simulated
- fake
- false
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