A fauxception is when someone fronts a fake perception of themselves to their friends/the Internet world to make themselves seem like a different person than they really are.
Jimmy acts like he's really into playing baseball, but it's just a fauxception. He hasn't actually played in years.
Brittany parties every night, and fails her classes, but fauxcepts that she's a diligent student with straight A's.
Brittany parties every night, and fails her classes, but fauxcepts that she's a diligent student with straight A's.
by juliedabber February 11, 2015
Get the fauxception mug.(n.) A vacation that is neither restful nor restorative. Frequently occurs during holiday trips when either work or family obligations affect one's ability to relax.
After our dog ate our host's couch, we were on fauxcation.
My mother's endless nagging turned our beach trip into fauxcation.
My mother's endless nagging turned our beach trip into fauxcation.
by The_Joneses September 28, 2008
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When a guy tells a girl that he's taking the summer off from working with some company, when he is actually unemployed.
Duder 1: "What did you tell that fine bitch at the club last night?"
Duder 2: "Oh dude I told her I was taking the summer off from MS."
Duder 1: "Wow dude, you gave her the old fauxcation line? Damn, you better hope she doesn't find out your ass in unemployed and broke son!"
Duder 2: "Oh dude I told her I was taking the summer off from MS."
Duder 1: "Wow dude, you gave her the old fauxcation line? Damn, you better hope she doesn't find out your ass in unemployed and broke son!"
by westfalia December 22, 2009
Get the fauxcation line mug."faux" + "attention": pretending to pay attention in class; an offensive tactic during lecture classes when you are using your laptop. Fauxtention involves giving knowing and "interested" nods to your professor to show you're paying attention. But what you're really doing is preempting any suspicion that you are surfing the internet as much as you really are.
Fauxtention earns brownie points.
by Ae5Ea8 March 27, 2015
Get the fauxtention mug.A false connection made to another person in order to gain something from them. Usually information or other things not easily procured otherwise. Involves pretending an otherwise non-existent acquaintance.
by Mad Morrigan October 10, 2012
Get the fauxnection mug.A Fauxcation (or Faux-cation) is when you are taking vacation days off from work, but definately not doing vaction-like activities (e.g., moving, painting, yard work, etc.). It's like a 'staycation' with a honey do list!
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