A fauxtograph is a practical joke in which the video setting of a digital camera is used to trick the target into posing for a really long time for what isn't a picture at all.
"Say 'cheese'!"
(person poses)
(pause)
(pause)
(pause)
"You're taking a fauxtograph aren't you? You asshole."
(person poses)
(pause)
(pause)
(pause)
"You're taking a fauxtograph aren't you? You asshole."
by GrannyPanties December 13, 2007