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adjective

artificial or imitation; fake: a brooch with faux pearls.

Origin:
1670–80; < French; Old French fals < Latin falsus false

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Encouraging faux fur over real fur helps us become a better and kinder nation.

The trains are flooded with illegal faux guides, who.

The gathering was decidedly odd-two faux newscasters had organised a semi-faux rally.

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Encouraging faux fur over real fur helps us become a better and kinder nation.

The trains are flooded with illegal faux guides, who.

The gathering was decidedly odd-two faux newscasters had organised a semi-faux rally.

In polite society, flatulence is often a social faux pas-especially when issued deliberately.

Many in the audience chuckled at the automated faux pas and shook their heads.

For instance, sensors in toilets throughout his faux community can be programmed to mimic human behavior.

Its concrete cap and faux stone columns echo the materials used for the porch.

The main difference is in the cover, which opts for colored cloth instead of faux leather.

Happily, such cross-cultural faux pas are no longer deal killers.

The shaky board caved to the pressure and simply folded under the faux pressure.

But he and some of his colleagues-clearly fearful of committing a legal faux pas-often seemed evasive.

The faux foster mother may seem real to the ground hornbill chick.

Indeed, it may be a faux pas to force others into calling you back to talk about nothing in particular.

Yes, that weed popping up out of her faux turf carpet is a real dandelion, deliberately planted.

He formed faux solar panels on the head and put it all together in his workshop.

In his famous water faucet pins, pearls serve as faux drops of water.

Replying to those you do not know personally is no faux pas, whether or not they are extremely well known.

Plaid patterning with nylon taffeta lining and faux fur hood lining is highlighted with verigated rib trim.

The groups hope to break ground on the faux cave next year.

And you are issued a faux leopard pelt to keep warm.

You'll get a low score and the faux crowd will be booing you to no end.

It seems no more of a fashion faux pas than leg warmers.

As a friend mentioned the other day, it was a faux economy.

The hood lets you mix it up with removable faux fur trim.

The supposed faux detention slip is a forgery the kid made after scanning the original.

As a result, any subsequent small faux pas would seem a much bigger deal.

Soft, cozy faux fur chenille lining made for barefoot wear, cushioned insole.

Then again, religionofreason probably summed up the true spirit of this faux award.

Fully lined in soft, plush faux fur, with a backless clog design and cushioned insole.

Perhaps these knowledgeable immigrants can obtain a visa from another country where there is true rather than faux equality.

The faux fur lined hood and handwarmer pockets will keep you toasty warm as you head out to meet friends for coffee.

Mountain-man chic: leather sofas and headboards, faux fur throws.

The new faux fin-de-siecle buildings don't help, either.

One television commercial features a buff faux boffin strolling around a virtual lab, waxing eloquent about their promise.

By pairing faux versions of these stones with carnelian and handmade nickel and silver.

Obviously it was the faux dorsal fin of this, the dreaded land-shark.

Long-lasting natural elements, such as kangaroo paws and faux moss balls, are displayed next to artwork and.

Heat-treating these proteins is the first step in turning cow milk into faux human milk.

Please don't exert any faux concern on my behalf, it took me no time at all to research or write that post.

There are many reasons that these faux beaches are successful.

And sometimes, the pearls are merely sewn onto dresses, to create faux ropes of pearls.

Polyester plain weave on the one side and faux fur on the other.

The blocks are faced with faux stone, which comes in a wide variety of colors and shapes and is fairly easy to install.

The ready-to-rumble theme is underscored with a faux brush bar and oversized fender flares adorned with faux bolt heads.

More dithering and faux diplomacy will only result in a deeper hole.

Friends built two faux castle turrets over the bunker's escape hatches.

Gobo deals in a fair amount of faux food, some of which flops and some of which succeeds.

Walking beneath plastic faux cathedral ceilings, drowned in lighting as.

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Word Origin & History

faux

from Fr. faux "false" (see false). Used with English words at least since 1676 (Etheredge). Used by itself, with French pronunciation, from 1980s to mean "fake."

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