English

fauxmance

Blend of faux + romance.

Latin fallō ‘to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude,…’

Latin falsus ‘deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed,…’

Old French fals ‘false’

Middle French faulx

French faux

English faux

Middle English romauns

Today it means

noun A fake romance between celebrities, arranged for publicity.

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