Meanings
- uncountableBDSMA type of sexual roleplay where participants who are not actually related engage in fictional incestuous scenarios.
"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 Mashable2 more examples
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 Refinery29Further, after news outlets began reporting on the rise of fauxcest porn in 2015, 39 images suggesting fauxcest began to appear in mainstream media.
2023, Bernadette Barton, The Pornification of America, page 76Synonyms: pseudoincest
- uncountablelifestyleA genre of pornography depicting this type of sexual activity.
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 Beast1 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of sexual roleplay where participants who are not actually related engage in fictional incestuous scenarios.
Origin
From faux (“fake”) + -cest (“incest”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
fauxcest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauxcest
“fauxcest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauxcest. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fauxcest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauxcest.
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