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fauxthentic

adj
/ˌfəʊˈθɛn.tɪk/UK/ˌfoʊˈθɛn.tɪk/US

Etymology

Blend of faux + authentic.

  1. derived from αὐθέντης — “perpetrator, murderer, absolute ruler”
  2. derived from αὐθεντικός — “authentic, genuine”
  3. derived from authenticus
  4. derived from autentique
  5. inherited from authentik
  6. compounded as fauxthentic — “faux + authentic”

Definitions

  1. Nonauthentic, but made to appear so

    Nonauthentic, but made to appear so; falsely authentic.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA