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Fauxverdose

A “fauxverdose” occurs when someone sees fentanyl, panics, and faints. Symptoms often include rapid breathing, heart palpitations, and dilated pupils—none of which is consistent with opioid toxicity.

Fauxverdoses involving police are regularly misreported in the media as actual opiate overdoses. This leads the public to misunderstand the very real dangers posed by fentanyl and its analogs.

Fauxverdose is a portmanteau word derived from “faux,” meaning “not real or genuine” and “overdose.”
“Dude, NBC News reported that a Florida cop OD’d during a vehicle search just by getting near the stuff!”

“Naw, I watched the body cam footage with Dr. Smith—she says the cop just panicked and had a fauxverdose.”
by EMT-JD May 17, 2023
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Carbon Fauxber

Cheap plastic used to resemble carbon fiber in an attempt to push a product (ie Suzuki motorcycle) upmarket, but in reality alerting the attentive consumer to the fact that said product will in fact, upon first attempted use reveal a fairly high Velveeta content.
"Awsome ride dude, it must be really light, hence fast, with all that Carbon Fiber."

"If only. It's really Carbon Fauxber, made from the cheapest plastic know to humanity, impossible to keep clean or paint, plus it looks crappy and suggests inherently bad design"
by Strominrominator November 18, 2011
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Fauxber

A portmanteau of faux and sober to refer to someone who is so drunk they think they are perfectly sober.
Did you see Kelli last night? She was drunk of her ass at her house, but felt that she was fine to drive herself home! She was so fauxber!
by DuchessOfSaoPaulo October 31, 2010
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fuxner

Bascically the same as fucker, but used to evade chatroom language filters or as a nicer way of saying fucker.
Stop being such a fuxner / you fuxner!
by SimMastaCopter March 29, 2005
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fauxternative

Kids who think they are cool and alternative when they are really not, and are just crap at life. These kids tend to sit around having "jam" sessions on their guitars, believe in socialism (when they really have no idea wtf it is), wear black nailpolish and have dreads, but on the inside are little mummy's boys who ain't hardcore. They also probably wear coloured underwear.
"God I was at this guys place the other day, and everyone there was totally fauxternative"

NB/ can be abbreviated to fauxtern
by Kris February 19, 2005
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fauxber

The act of pretending to be sober in the presence of authority when, in fact, you're shitfaced.
When we heard campus security outside the door we fauxbered up real quick, and hid the bottles under my bed.
by lady brown February 26, 2008
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Fauxmercial

A commercial on TV, YouTube, etc. that is not sanctioned by the company in the advertisement. Or the company or product being depicted is not real.

Simply put, a fake commercial.
Dude, I hate when I miss a great fauxmercial on Saturday Night Live thinking it's real when fast forwarding my DVR.
by Roccus April 15, 2009
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