fauxmance

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of faux +‎ romance.

Noun

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fauxmance (plural fauxmances)

  1. A fake romance between celebrities, arranged for publicity.
    • 2008, Sabrina Bryan, Julia DeVillers, Princess of Gossip, page 307:
      “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.”
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      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.
    • 2008, Ann Donahue, Ugly Betty: The Book:
      Their fauxmance is put to the test when Marc's mom has dinner at Casa Suarez.
    • 2011, Brendan Halpin, Emily Franklin, Jenna & Jonah's Fauxmance, Walker & Company, →ISBN: