Verboticism: Fauxvert
DEFINITION: v., To avoid unwanted interruptions (visits, calls, or emails) by pretending to be unavailable, unreachable or unconscious. n., A person who pretends they are not home in order to avoid talking to someone.
Fauxvert
Created by: MadTripper
Pronunciation: foh-vurt
Sentence: My father would always become a fauxvert on Halloween night by shutting the lights off in the house and refusing to answer the door.
Etymology: Faux Avert
Points: 572