• Fauxnetic

    Full definition of fauxnetic

    Adjective

    fauxnetic

    1. 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.
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