Verboticism: Cyberfauxmance

'Who's this? A facebook friend.'

DEFINITION: n. An extremely intimate, but completely innocent, relationship with an online "partner". v. To be virtually unfaithful while strictly maintaining physical loyalty.

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Cyberfauxmance

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: SI-ber-fo-mance

Sentence: Rhonda was heavily involved in cyberfaumance, carrying on multiple cyber 'affairs' with on line contacts whom she'd never actually met nor ever intended to meet.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'cyber' (a combining form meaning “computer,” “computer network,” or “virtual reality,”) 'faux' (fake, artificial) and 'romance' (a love affair, esp an intense and happy but short-lived affair involving young people)

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