fauxnamel

An art technique where by you use paint, ink and resin on metal to give the appearance of enameling with out having to use toxic powdered glass and scary fire.

Yo check out my awesome new fauxnamel necklace!

fauxnamel by amjoda December 7, 2011

fauxmeless 

"Fake homeless"; Scruffy-looking teenagers who think it's cool to hang out on the streets and beg for change, but at they end of the day go back home to their middle-class lifestyles and their parents' house in the suburbs.

It's impossible to walk down a major street in this city without being accosted by hordes of fauxmeless kids asking for spare change.

fauxmeless by Crownprince75 October 8, 2009

fauxladelphian 

One who nominally lives and/or works in Philadelphia, but c'mon, who do they think they are kidding. Often, but not always, used as a synonym for New Yorker.

Philadelphian: Hey, there's a great new restaurant in Old City. Want to go check it out?
Fauxladelphian: Where?

fauxladelphian by John Baron August 4, 2009

Fauxnomenon 

A fake (faux) phenomenon, usually picked up on by the news-media, using bogus or highly unusual anecdotes to construct a false 'trend'.

Media outlets from the New York Times to Fox News absolutely love these, because they fill column space and news time, anyone can comment on them / write them and appear informed without actual research or investigative work, and they make for 'sexy' stories.

Common features of fauxnomenon stories include: Teens, sex, drugs, teens and sex, teens and drugs, teens and sex and drugs.

These types of fauxnomenon stories are often called 'moral panic' stories.

Mom: "Hey there honey, you haven't been going to Rainbow Parties, have you? It's where girls all get different colors of lipstick, and then they blow every boy at the party until their penises look like rainbows! I know kids are doing it these days because I saw it on Fox and CNN and Oprah, and I'm worried. They wouldn't put it on TV if it weren't true."

Daughter: "Mom, that's just a fauxnomenon! It's designed to play on your fear of teen sex and drum up ratings."

Mom: "Really?"

Daughter: "Yeah. That jenkem thing is totally legit, though."

Fauxnomenon by Televangelist June 3, 2009

fauxnime 

A cartoon that tries to look like anime, but is not genuinely Japanese and, therefore, is not anime.

Powerpuff girls and Teen Titans are two examples of fauxnime.

fauxnime by Brick Wall December 27, 2004

fauxnime 

n: a form of animation not originating from Japan in which characteristics of genuine anime are used excessively, usually to increase TV ratings or generate a false sense of security.

adj: imitating Japanese animation styles and/or concepts

"Teen Titans" is one of the most easily recognized fauxnime shows.

fauxnime by OmniSynth October 1, 2005

fauxnate 

Giving donations to an organization that does relatively little for the cause they advocate.

I fauxnated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for this lousy pink ribbon t-shirt and all they contributed to breast cancer research was 15%.

fauxnate by Dirty Dict September 17, 2014