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adjective

phoney adj. (compar. phonier; superl. phoniest) (Also spelled phony)

Imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; false; counterfeit; fake; as, a phoney diamond; a phoney hundred-dollar bill.

Synonyms: bogus, counterfeit, fake, ersatz; fraudulent; false.

Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false appearances; insincere; hypocritical; of people.

phony adj. (compar. phonier; superl. phoniest) (Also spelled phoney)

Imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phony diamond; a phony hundred-dollar bill.

Synonyms: phoney, bogus, counterfeit, fake.

Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false appearances; insincere; hypocritical; of people.

noun

phoney n. (Also spelled phony) Something or someone that is phoney.

phony n. (Also spelled phoney) Something or someone that is phony.

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Etymology of 'Phony'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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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