Fauxword
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When a reality television show or competition intentionally 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.
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."
Fast Fauxward by OMGLX July 1, 2009
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Fauxward
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.
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?"
Friend #1's reply: "Oh...sorry?"
Friend #2's response: "Did you see what he did to that porcupine? Why would I be into this?"
Friend #1's reply: "Oh...sorry?"
Fauxward by murphybrown83 December 14, 2008
fauxworker (no hyphen)
n. (fōwərkər) One with whom you work who acts as if respect, dignity, and humanity are applicable only unto them. Sociopathic tendencies included/not included on a case-by-case basis.
1. Fauxworker (no hyphen) threw somebody under the bus again. 2. Fauxworker's talking shit about you to HR, man.
fauxworker (no hyphen) by EgaliTwadd September 6, 2015
church hurt
church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.
church hurt by PrincesaLatina21 May 1, 2022
Word of the Day on May 27, 2026
Stealthie
when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.
This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.
This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.