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Phony   /fˈoʊni/   Listen
Phony

noun
(Also spelled phoney)
1.
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.  Synonyms: dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, pretender.
adjective
(compar. phonier; superl. phoniest)  (Also spelled phoney)
1.
Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.  Synonyms: bastard, bogus, fake, phoney.





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"Phony" Quotes from Famous Books



... you are," muttered the young man. "There's something that looks mighty phony about this, but I haven't got you ...
— Blow The Man Down - A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 • Holman Day
... critically. "But you'll never do it in them clothes. You want to get light tan shoes and a black suit and a straw hat with a colored band, and talk a good deal about Pittsburg and freight differentials, and drink sherry for breakfast in order to work off phony stuff like that." ...
— Strictly Business • O. Henry
... said Roger. "I'll bet that's it. The concession is just a phony to cover up their smuggling. It lets them take a load of stuff up without a custom's search. Then, when they're far ...
— On the Trail of the Space Pirates • Carey Rockwell


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