A manufactured or artificial display of intellectual depth that lacks genuine understanding or substance. It plays on the idea of something being artificially created or fake, like "deepfake" technology.
"I can't stand listening to him. Every argument he makes is pure deep-faux, designed to sound smart without any actual knowledge."
"His lecture sounded profound at first, but after a few minutes, you realized it was all just deep-faux – no real substance behind the big words."
"His lecture sounded profound at first, but after a few minutes, you realized it was all just deep-faux – no real substance behind the big words."
by Mac Merk July 22, 2025