(Apologies, I spelt this wrong in the first submission)
Faux Sleek is where an object gives off the appearance of being capable of high quality performance, however this is just a visual appearance. The object's performance does not match it's design.
*A slender redesigned train arrives at the station in Brisbane
Person 1: Check out the shape of that train. I bet it moves super fast!
Person 2: Nah dude, that's faux sleek.
When someone pretends to be high, when really they aren't. The truth is, they're too afraid to actually do drugs, so they trick others into thinking that they're high. To do that, they act very high, such as air-heady.
1:"Wow, Joe is really high."
2:"Haha, Joe? Nah, he's faux-high."
1:"For real? Wow..."
Somebody who does not have a Facebook account yet still uses Facebook through a friend or significant other.
Friend 1: Yo, I saw that awesome pic you posted on Facebook.
Friend 2: You're finally on Facebook?
Friend 1: Nah, I used my girl's login.
Friend 2: Dude, you are such a Faux-booker.
The faux pas that is pretending to be wealthier than one truly is, usually accompanied by or in poor taste.
Los Angeles "influencers" living in a three-bedroom flat with four roommates, wearing Gucci and Balenciaga to go out on Saturday night is positively faux posh.
an embarrassingly tactless person who acts and speaks as though they are significantly more high-class than they really are.
"Simon speaks so eloquently and with such great articulation. He wears those weird shirts with elbow patches, too... He seems to be really posh."
"Simon? Posh? Ha! No... He grew up just as poor as we did. He just became faux posh when he got the gig on that YouTube channel."
are a false, insincere display of emotion such as a hypocrite crying fake tears of grief
Jargon was giving faux-sympathy to a friend
to punch holes in your own card (such as a coffee shop card) in order to get the 10th free drink without actually buying the 9 drinks.
she hadnt paid for a latte in 3 months ever since she started faux punching her own cards