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fauxtophobia 

Cynicism brought on by the proliferation of digitally altered photographs. This causes the victim to doubt the authenticity of any impressive picture he / she sees.
The nature pictures Kirk's aunt Deann e-mailed to him were cool, but his fauxtophobia wouldn't subside enough for him to truly appreciate the beauty of the toad with a lion's body.
fauxtophobia by Farmee August 16, 2010

fauxmophobe

When you pretend to be a homophobe, just to mess around with your gay friends.
Tom: I'll be bringing my homosexual lover to your party.
Mikey: Ewwwww gross :P
Tom: You're such a fauxmophobe.
fauxmophobe by Mikey The Comic December 1, 2010

fumophobic 

People that hate fumos
Luca: I am highly fumophobic and i HATE fumos.
fumophobic by dalandan April 5, 2021

fauxmophobe

using homophobic language without homophobic intent, using "gay" as a negative adjective
Jon doesn't hate gays, he's just a fauxmophobe"
fauxmophobe by Ben Saari June 18, 2006

Fauxmophobia 

(n). The seemingly pejorative but otherwise loving display of artificial fear, distrust, animus, or hatred of homosexuals or stereotypes relating to their lifestyle. Typically employed by LGBT allies who use humor as a way of reaching out, connecting, or dealing with their tepid acceptance.

See also, Fauxmophobic (adj.); Fauxmophobe (n.)
"When you accuse me of watching 'Extra' because I 'crush on Mario Lopez,' or suggest buying me glitter for my birthday, I know you're being funny and cool...but it's still fauxmophobia."

"Sorry, bro. That last tweet was meant to be fauxmophobic, but it may have crossed the line. Clearly I don't think you're literally getting gang-raped by bears and otters."
Fauxmophobia by @J_Cyrious January 20, 2012

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.
FRIEND A: "Did you just take a stealthie of me?"

FRIEND B (turning phone around): "no I was just using snapchat's new filter, see?"
Stealthie by gwenhyfar October 2, 2016
Word of the Day on May 25, 2026