Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fauxmance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: faux-mance
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fake romance between celebrities, arranged for publicity.

Example Sentences

"“Their fauxmance?” I asked. “What are you talking about?" “Fake romance,” Lee said. “Haley and Kevin are both Monica's clients. She had them fake-date for publicity. And it worked, their pictures are everywhere.” […] My head was whirling. I'd been set up to take that picture. Haley and Kevin were only fake-dating and I'd broken their fauxmance on Princess of Gossip. And it hit me. Princess of Gossip was based on a lie."
"Their fauxmance is put to the test when Marc's mom has dinner at Casa Suarez."

Etymology

Blend of faux + romance.

Inflected Forms

fauxmances (plural)

Questions

What does fauxmance mean?: A fake romance between celebrities, arranged for publicity.
Where does fauxmance come from?: Blend of faux + romance.

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