Fauxnetic
Full definition of fauxnetic
Adjective
fauxnetic
- Jocular spelling of phonetic, referring to respelling systems which do not adequately indicate pronunciation. (See faux.)
- (Language Log, "A pretentious and altogether lamentable affectation", 2010 December 28)http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2870George H.'s use of "ah" is, strictly speaking, erroneous, although we can't expect much more from a fauxnetic transcription.