Faux Po

1. a parked police vechicle used to slow traffic, but no actual officer is in or around it.

2. a security gaurd, rent-a-cop, public safety, etc…
i got a ticket from the faux po just because i parked over three handicapped spots.
a person driving a late model unmarked police car (obtained at sheriff’s sale) but is not an officer. usually a frustrated person who has tried to make the force and failed.
dave: dude, watch out for the po-po in the fast lane

jim: that’s some lame -ss faux po hogging the fast lane.
variation on po-po or police. a car that is similar to an unmarked poilce car yet is owned by a regular joe that wants to be a policeman or just wants to confuse others. highly annoying when situated in the fast lane holding up traffic.
susan: hey! slow down. there’s a police officer up here.

jim: no way, that’s just faux-po.
portmanteau of faux and popo. used for security guards, university cops or any other position delegated law-enforcing duties deemed unworthy of respect by the speaker.
“oh no, i see sirens.”
“is it a popo or a fauxpo?”
“it’s a… fauxpo.”
“keep speeding then!”
imitation police officer, such as a mall security guard. derogatory term derived from the common slang for police officer “po-po”.
jane and sarah ventured to the food court to meet up with john and steve. upon arrival, john bent down to give sarah a kiss when steve whispered “look out, here comes the faux-po. better cut it out before he comes over with his flashlight and night stick!”
variation of ‘faux pa’, meaning to offend another person’s academic post-modern, or po-mo sensibilities.
when charles said that he thought that the ‘historical record’ would reveal the truth, he had committed a faux po, and instantly became the cl-ss pariah.
those white cars out there that look exactly like the vehicles policemen drive, except they are usually driven by little old ladies. can often become a parade maker even on the highway.
“hey jim slow down there’s a cop behind us!”
“alright i’m goin the speed limit now”
(as old lady whizzes by in white car)
“are you kidding! it’s just the fauxpo!!”

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