Verboticism: Fauxtag

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DEFINITION: v. To purchase a low-cost product and cover it with the label, or put it inside the packaging of a premium brand. n. A cheap product, which has been repackaged, or relabeled, by the consumer to make it look like an expensive brand.

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Fauxtag

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: foe - tag

Sentence: Wilburt was sure he had people fooled with his efforts to 'doctor' the brand names of his cheap clothes and furnishings but most everyone was on to his fauxtag methods.

Etymology: blend of faux (false) and tag

Points: 647

Comments: Fauxtag

silveryaspen - 2008-03-03: 09:34:00
Do the surveillance cameras sometimes catch him as his fauxtagraphy? Your word paints a clear picture!

OZZIEBOB - 2008-03-03: 18:45:00
Good word!