When a reality television show or competitionintentionally re-edits footage for a pre-commercial tease that is not really what occurs when the show returns from break.
Often used to maintain viewer interest or tension through the commercial break.
"America's Got Talent implemented a sly use of Fast Fauxward tonight, as its "coming up" package showed clips of the judges coming down hard on a young girl about to cry... but after the break, the judges actually put her through to the next round with nothing negative to say."
a) Forwarding an email with a link to a an article or website you haven't vetted, but figure is legit/awesome based on the title.
b) When someone emails you a link to an article or website to seem cool/worldly/well-informed without first reading the article text or site in its entirety.
Friend #1's fauxwarded email: "Hey check out this article, I thought you'd be into this guy's art."
Friend #2's response: "Did you see what he did to that porcupine? Why would I be into this?"
n. (fōwərkər) One with whom you work who acts as if respect, dignity, and humanity are applicable only unto them. Sociopathic tendenciesincluded/not included on a case-by-case basis.