(linguistics, translation studies, lexicography) A false friend; one of a pair of words in different languages or dialects that look similar and may be related but that differ significantly in meaning.

Usage of Cyrillic letters in place of visually similar (though not necessarily phonetically similar) Roman letters in languages which use the Roman alphabet, to create a more 'Russian' feel for a text.

Of or pertaining to faux Cyrillic.

(US) The artistic imitation of wood or wood grains in various media

plural of fauxhemian

A fake, staged, or doctored photograph.

(chiefly Internet) Misleading presentation of images for propagandistic or otherwise ulterior purposes, involving staging, deceptive modification, and/or the addition or omission of significant context.

plural of fauxhawk

plural of fauxmosexual

(slang) A heterosexual person who affects homosexual characteristics.