an individual who will outwardly express that they exhibit anything form introversion, shyness, lack of confidence. Or any other number of traits which on
paper seem negative but by modern standards have become fashionable attributes,
If you claim to be an introvert and are alone. It’s socially accepted, if you’re an extravert and you’re alone: you’re a failure. Same goes with lack of confidence, as stating this makes you seem
humble and that you require assistance. So that when you act
normal, it becomes something praise worthy. These
people often will believe themselves to be telling the
truth due to an inability to be honest with themselves, or in the cases of certain more predatory characters: it may be a conscious strategy to garner sympathy.
Etymology:
the term takes the
Latin phrase 'faux' meaning false. and combines it with 'vert' which is
latin for 'turn'. The word fits within the paradigm of introvert and extravert. meaning respectively 'inwards turn' and 'outwards turn'. So the 'fauxvert' would mean 'false turn'.
Lucy told me she was a shy introvert, but she's been partying 5 nights a week for weeks and had a
debate with the tutor in
front of the
whole class yesterday. She seems like more of a fauxvert.
