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fauxcest

Syllables: faux·cestUK/ˈfəʊ.sɛst/US/ˈfoʊ.sɛst/

fauxcest noun: a type of sexual roleplay where participants who are not actually related engage in fictional incestuous scenarios.

Noun

fauxcest (uncountable)

  1. A type of sexual roleplay where participants who are not actually related engage in fictional incestuous scenarios.
    • The field of nominees for “Best Taboo Relations Movie” was teeming with fauxcest films, and Keep It in the Family — a series of explicit vignettes directed by Jacky St. James that feature stepfamily members getting it on — come out on top.2016 February 9, Lynsey G, “Why Women Watch “Fauxcest” Porn”, in Refinery29
    • "Fauxcest" porn is taboo — but it goes much deeper than that.2020-08-10, Anna Iovine, “The disturbing underbelly of the 'step' porn trend”, in Mashable
    Synonyms:
    pseudoincest
  2. A genre of pornography depicting this type of sexual activity.
    • Even when sites get their targeting right, they might still have a financial interest in drawing in a demographic that is not you. If Pornhub is targeting more women (as they say they are), they might try pushing more story-heavy movies — which today often means fauxcest.2016 July 14, Mark Hay, “Datagasm”, in Aeon, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2017
    • Leading adult content providers GameLink.com reported a 178 percent average increase in the consumption of “family role-play porn,” while 1 in 10 purchases made by young adults on the site were for fauxcest titles.2017 May 5, Aurora Snow, “‘Fauxcest’: The Disturbing Rise of Incest-Themed Porn”, in The Daily Beast

Synonyms of fauxcest

Origin of fauxcest

From faux (“fake”) + -cest (“incest”).

Questions about fauxcest

What does fauxcest mean?
Fauxcest means a type of sexual roleplay where participants who are not actually related engage in fictional incestuous scenarios.
What part of speech is fauxcest?
Fauxcest is a noun.
How do you pronounce fauxcest?
Fauxcest is pronounced /ˈfəʊ.sɛst/ (UK).

Words near fauxcest in the dictionary

  1. fauxbourdons
  2. fauxbourg
  3. fauxbourgs
  4. fauxcellarm
  5. fauxcellarms
  6. fauxcest
  7. Fauxes
  8. fauxgasm
  9. fauxgasms
  10. fauxgressive
  11. fauxgressives

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