FAUX-PO

Meaning of FAUX-PO in English

A security guard, rent-a-cop, or other courtesy officer of the non-government variety. Example: That mall security guard can't really arrest you, he's just a faux-po.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

PO — abbreviation petty officer, postal order, post office, purchase order
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FAUX — adjective Etymology: French, false Date: 1975 imitation , ersatz
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PO — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Po Chü i Li Po {{link=Po River">Po River
Английский словарь Британика
FAUX — ˈfō adjective Etymology: French, false, from Latin falsus — more at false : imitation : ersatz faux pearls
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PO — symbol polonium
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PO — abbreviation 1. personnel officer 2. petty officer 3. pilot officer 4. postal order 5. post office 6. probation officer 7. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PO — abbreviation 1. poetry 2. point 3. pole
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAUX — (n.) See Fauces.
Английский словарь Webster
PO — /poh/ , n. a river in Italy, flowing E from the Alps in the NW to the Adriatic. 418 mi. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PO — /poh/ , n. , pl. pos . Australia and New Zealand. a chamber pot. [ 1875-80; prob. pot ( de …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAUX — /foh/ , adj. artificial or imitation; fake: a brooch with faux pearls. [ 1670-80; fals falsus FALSE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PO — n. chamber pot, night pot, portable toilet used at night (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FAUX — adj. (French) false; artificial, fake
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PO — n. river in Italy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PO — n. place at which mail can be sent and received
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PO — I. symbol polonium II. ˈpō geographical name or ancient Pa·dus ˈpā-dəs river 405 miles (652 kilometers ) N Italy flowing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PO — 1. petty officer 2. postal order 3. post office 4. purchase order
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PO — Etymology: Latin per os by mouth; orally
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAUX — adjective Etymology: French, false Date: 1975 : imitation , ersatz faux marble
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAUX — noun ·see fauces.
Webster English vocab
FAUX — [ fəʊ ] ■ adjective made in imitation; artificial. Origin Fr., 'false'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PO — ■ symbol the chemical element polonium.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PO — ■ abbreviation 1》 Petty Officer. 2》 Pilot Officer. 3》 postal order. 4》 Post Office.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FAUX — [faux] adj [F, false] (1975): imitation, ersatz "~ marble"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PO — [Po] abbreviation polonium PO [L per os] abbreviation by mouth, orally; petty officer, postal order, post office, purchase order
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PO — PO BrE AmE ˌpiː ˈəʊ ◂ AmE -ˈoʊ ◂ ▷ PO|s, ~'s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PO — I Po name of river, name of Teletubby BrE AmE pəʊ AmE poʊ —Italian [ pɔ ] II Po 'polonium' …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PO — po BrE AmE pəʊ AmE \ poʊ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAUX — Faux name (i) BrE AmE fɔːks fɑːks , (ii) BrE AmE fəʊ AmE \ foʊ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAUX — faux BrE AmE fəʊ AmE \ foʊ —see also phrases with this word
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PO — / ˌpiː ˈəʊ; NAmE ˈoʊ/ abbreviation 1. Post Office —see also PO box 2. postal order
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAUX — / fəʊ; NAmE foʊ/ adjective artificial, but intended to look or seem real : The chairs were covered in faux …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PO — Po, the /pəʊ/ BrE AmE the largest river in northern Italy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PO — PO BrE AmE British English , P.O. American English 1 . the written abbreviation of post office ⇨ ↑ PO …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAUX — faux /fəʊ $ foʊ/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] especially American English [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PO — abbr. 1 Post Office. 2 postal order. 3 Petty Officer. 4 Pilot Officer.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PO — also P.O. PO is an abbreviation for Post Office or postal order .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PO — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES PO Box ▪ Write to P.O. Box 714, Key Largo, Florida.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAUX — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES faux pas EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And when the lights dimmed, faux snow began to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAUX — pas [noun] [C] - words or behaviour that are a social mistake or not politeI realized I'd committed/made a serious …
Cambridge English vocab
PO — (OFFICE) [noun] [C or U] - abbreviation for post office, see at post (LETTERS)A PO Box is a numbered box …
Cambridge English vocab
PO — n. Po Hai Po Chü i Li Po Po River
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PO' — A temporary state of non-debilitating poverty; anytime you're really watching your budget. Example: When I was po' in college, my …
Slang English vocab
FAUX — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
FAUX — adj. Faux is used with these nouns: ↑ finish , ↑ fur
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PO — faced adj. stern-visaged, austere, dour, disapproving, frowning, grave, saturnine, solemn, sombre, humourless, grim, forbidding, severe, strait-laced, uncompromising, puritanical, prim, prudish, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
FAUX — faux pas фр. ложный шаг
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAUX — ложный, ненастоящий
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FAUX — adj. ложный, ненастоящий
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FAUX — adj. ложный, ненастоящий
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FAUX — ложный, ненастоящий
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
FAUX — faux pas фр. ложный шаг
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAUX-NAÏF — or faux-na·if ˌfō-nä-ˈēf Etymology: French, literally, falsely naive Date: 1948 : spuriously or affectedly childlike : artfully simple faux-naïf prose
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAUX PAS — [faux pas] n, pl faux pas [F, lit., false step] (1676): blunder; esp: a social blunder
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAUX PAS — faux pas singular BrE AmE ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː ˈ•• AmE ˌfoʊ- —French [ fo pɑ ] ▷ faux pas plural ˌfəʊ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAUX-NAIF — faux-naif, faux-naïf BrE AmE ˌfəʊ naɪ ˈiːf ◂ AmE ˌfoʊ nɑː- —French [ fo na if \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAUX PAS — ( faux pas) A faux pas is a socially embarrassing action or mistake. ( FORMAL ) It was not long …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAUX PAS — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Talking business at dinner is a faux pas in France. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ERROR — ˈerə(r) sometimes ˈeˌrȯ(ə)r or -ȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English errour, from Old French error, errour, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MISTAKE — INDEX: 1. mistake 2. a mistake in words that are written or printed 3. a bad decision that causes problems …
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