"faux Cyrillic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From faux + Cyrillic. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|faux|Cyrillic}} faux + Cyrillic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} faux Cyrillic (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to faux Cyrillic. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: heavy metal umlaut
    Sense id: en-faux_Cyrillic-en-adj-MPYI9-KJ

Proper name

Etymology: From faux + Cyrillic. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|faux|Cyrillic}} faux + Cyrillic Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} faux Cyrillic
  1. Usage of Cyrillic letters in place of visually similar (though not necessarily phonetically similar) Roman letters in languages which use the Roman alphabet, to create a more 'Russian' feel for a text.
    Sense id: en-faux_Cyrillic-en-name-rzxx178l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72
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          "text": "The line 'IБ ТНIБ ТЯIP ЯEДГГУ ИEСEББДЯУ?' (for 'Is this trip really necessary') is a piece of faux Cyrillic found in Frank Zappa's song 'I don't wanna get drafted'.",
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