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An illusionary erection created when one sits down and their pants (usually jeans) bunch up at the crotch. This can happen to both males and females, and generally, the stiffer and baggier the jeans, the more impressive the fauxner. This word comes from the French word "faux," meaning fake.
"Dude, don't get near me with that thing."

"Oh don't worry, it's just a fauxner."
fauxner by Kyle Rossi April 17, 2007

Fauxword 

A word that is made up for some purpose and used so often, it's actually accepted as part of the vernacular, without much question.
"Come down before Halloween for our SPOOKTACULAR candy sale!"

Spooktacular would be the fauxword
Fauxword by DanoNYC October 31, 2010

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
A fake erection created by your pants when you sit down.
Hey Bill, is that a banana in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

Naw man that's just a fauxner.

Fauxhorn 

A t-shirt fan of the University of Texas at Austin.

Not a real Longhorn.
The fauxhorn got a tattoo after the Longhorns won a game even though he never attended the school.
Fauxhorn by Showie October 11, 2011

fauxmorbidity 

The pre-existing condition you pretend to have so you can get the vaccine before your age group.
Jane: "Concer, diabetes, obesity...you don't have any of these comorbidities."

Joe:"They're not checking vitals. High blood pressure is my fauxmorbidity."
fauxmorbidity by Dyechaser March 28, 2021