fauxthentic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌfəʊˈθɛn.tɪk/ (UK)
- /ˌfoʊˈθɛn.tɪk/ (US)
Etymology
Blend of faux + authentic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, slang) Nonauthentic, but made to appear so; falsely authentic.
Yet it begs the question as to whether the authenticity of Southern food should be so closely guarded that Ruby's, a restaurant that clearly follows the spirit and many of the ingredients of Southern food, would be labeled “fake” or “fauxthentic.”
2016, Ashli Quesinberry Stokes, Wendy Atkins-Sayre, Consuming Identity: The Role of Food in Redefining the South: