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- noun A
fake romance between celebrities, arranged for publicity.
Etymologies
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Examples
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A "fauxmance" is a fictitious romance between two celebrities in order to gain press coverage.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The New York Times takes a look at how people are cutting costs, and ignoring mass-marketed fauxmance for cheaper and more personalized experiences.
Oh No, People Can't Afford Stupid Crap This Valentine's Day - The Consumerist 2009
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The New York Times takes a look at how people are cutting costs, and ignoring mass-marketed fauxmance for cheaper and more personalized experiences.
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In the end she texted me: "Let's give this fauxmance a rest."
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And it works – as we can see, you are writing about this boring fauxmance!
Reese Withspoon Still All Like Boo Hoo Hoo About Her Divorce 2009
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Now, before you Twi-hards write in, it doesn't have to be a gay cover-up these days but the fauxmance does have to help sell a film.
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They are just pretending with this fauxmance trying to get votes, and stupid people fall for it.
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We won't make any snide fauxmance comments the whole time if you do.
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Sometimes, such as with Hudson and Day, the fauxmance is designed to cover up the fact a leading man is more interested in other leading men.
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The engineered fauxmance has helped to sell movies for 50 years and audiences still get sucked in, writes Shelly Horton.
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