a person who pretends or falsely represents him/herself as a homosexual to either:
a) gain attention from the opposite sex
b) make money and short fame
c) take advantage of those who are homosexual
a) Sarah and Vivian had a threesome with a man they met at a bar after they acted as fauxmosexuals and kissed each other.
b) The group t.A.T.u were fauxmosexuals back in 2002 and attended every award show to kiss again on stage.
c) Katy had to become a fauxmosexual to be accepted in a LGBTQ community.
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Someone who gives every appearance of being homosexual, but is in fact heterosexual. A fauxmosexual male may display metrosexual attention to hygiene, style, and culture, have an effeminate speech pattern or display effeminate behavoir in gesticulation and mannerism, and/or give the basic impression of being gay. A faumosexual female may be fairly butch in appearance and style, display a militant feminist ("feminazi") attitude toward men, or show strong proclivities toward Lilith Fair or other female empowerment. These are the people you "just know" are gay, but who seem to show proof to the contrary.
People say that Tom Cruise is gay, but I think he's just a fauxmosexual.
I work with this guy who wears nuthugger jeans and talks with a total San Fran lisp, but apparently he's not actually a fag; he's just a fauxmosexual.
I totally thought Liz was a dyke because of her shaved head and leather, but I met her boyfriend yesterday. Talk about textbook fauxmosexual.
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1. n - a straight man/boy, who puts on the affectation of gayness to get attention and affection from gay boys, with the underhanded goal of attracting girls. While this may include some of the elements of metrosexuality, such as fashion, and pampering, it is more concerned with mannerisms, and body language, and tastes associated with, and directed toward, gay men.
(see also: fauxmo, fauxmophobic, fag hag)
Johnny is such a fauxmosexual, look at the way he's dancing to Cher.
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A man who acts like a homosexual in order to appear more interesting to women.
Oliver always has a limp wrist when chicks are a round, he is such a fauxmo.
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camping it up to appeal to the gay audience; faking homosexuality
I didn't know that comedian was gay.
No, it's part of his appeal to the gay audiences - but really he's just a fauxmosexual
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adj.
Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of the same sex in order to be seen as cool or hip in todays gay-obsessed world.
n.
a man or woman posing as a homosexual for social acceptance.
the kid at the party wasnt really gay, but wanted to be popular with all the indie kids so for the night he was a fauxmosexual
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There is another meaning of the term 'fauxmosexual' dim:'fauxmo'.
This is a person who chooses to distance him/herself from the hetero norm of society, whether or not s/he is straight, gay or bi.
A fauxmo is a self-identified politically aware person who has probably read Foucault, or has at least heard of him.
Fauxmos often do not display the typical tropes of heterosexual society such as marriage, kids, mortgages and patio heaters.
Fauxmos do understand the importance of valuing individuals on their own merits and qualities and not judging or stereotyping them according to limiting memes and prejudiced views of sexuality and gendered behaviour.
I don't care if you think I'm gay; I'm definitely fauxmo.
The fauxmo revolution is on its way!
Fauxmosexual Pride!