fauxpen
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Open, but with restrictions.
Example Sentences
- "I fear that some APIs—especially ones that lock us into dependency on commercial intermediaries that may fail—are also a breed of fauxpen."
- "As a university we have for the most part stayed away from organizations and efforts that we perceive as “fauxpen” or engaging in “open washing”."
Etymology
Derived Forms
fauxpeness