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The promise of the potential of the possibility of a bonus which never comes to fruition. The false (faux), never-intended-to-be-given promise of the potential of the possibility of a monetary bonus whose conditions are never met and which never comes to fruition.
After working diligently for several months in anticipation of much needed monetary bonuses, John realized his fauxnus structure.
fauxnus by Lil'Red September 15, 2010
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A bonus that was promised to you that never came to fruition.
Ted was promised a bonus at the end of the sales quarter, however it turned out to be a fauxnus when his boss told him he could not give it to him due to unforeseen cost cutting measures at the company.
fauxnus by Monkey333 June 23, 2011
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fauxfusion 

When someone, usually a guy, pretends to be confused when they obviously aren't.
Roland expressed his fauxfusion when his girlfriend asked if he liked her new bohemian hat.
fauxfusion by The deal. February 8, 2010
Faunus - A Species Of Half-Human Half-Animal Hybrids that came from the Anime known as RWBY. All Faunushave 1 Animal Characteristic. Such as Cat Ears, Wings, Chameleon Camouflage, Etc. As for their Half-Human part, well.. They're Human. Faunus-Kind have been Mistreated and despite the "effort" meant to make them equal, Humanity still thought of them as Second-Class Citizens.
"Creatures known as the Faunus bore Fangs and Claws and were locked away in Cages."

"The White fang is hardly a group of Psychopaths. They are a Collection of Misguided Faunus."
Faunus by SenpaiDeadly November 22, 2018
The act of pretending to focus.
Person A: Hey want to go watch To Catch a Predator?
Person B: No, I'm focusing on this calculus.
Person A: Come on, I saw an AIM window open...you're totally fauxcusing.

fauxcus by Study McTool April 4, 2009
Combination of "focus" and "faux," describing the act of pretending to pay attention in class while you're doing something else. Well-timed nods at important assertions and brows furrowed in intellectual curiosity go a long way toward indicating that you are actively engaged in the class conversation. In truth, however, you may be texting, emailing, or shopping for shoes.
Maintaining proper fauxcus, Johnny was walking on the razor's edge: While gorging himself on epic fail videos of kittens trying to pounce on each other, he appeared to the professor to be actively engaged in the class conversation.
fauxcus by Ae5Ea8 April 5, 2015
A television personality who accepts the role of president of the US.
Isn't FauxTUS doing a fantastic job dressing up as the leader of the free world?
FauxTUS by Joshwalla January 23, 2018
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
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age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
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Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
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board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
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young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
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West Midlands slang word for rockers, bikers, greasers etc. In the late 1980s it was used by the UK music press to refer to a specific scene centered around the bands Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead. The term never found favour with readers of 'the inkies' (Sounds, Melody Maker and the still extant NME) and was soon dropped. Now often used in predominantly working-class areas of the midlands and the north to mean someone who listens to rock-derived music and/or dresses in a manner that suggests they affiliate themselves with rock music of some kind.
Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!
grebo by cactuscat September 15, 2006
Word of the Day on August 24, 2026
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