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- Dictionaryphoney/ˈfəʊni/
adjective
- 1. not genuine; fraudulent: "phoney cruise-ship job offers"
noun
- 1. a fraudulent person or thing. Similar
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someone who is not sincere or not what they claim to be: I don't trust him - I think he's a phoney.
noun. an insincere or pretentious person. something that is not genuine; a fake. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈphoneyness, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. pho ney·ness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of phoney 1. C20: origin uncertain. Discover More. Example Sentences.
a (1) : intended to deceive or mislead. (2) : intended to defraud : counterfeit. b. : arousing suspicion : probably dishonest. something phony about the story. c. : having no basis in fact : fictitious. phony publicity stories. d. : false, sham. a phony name. e. : making a false show: such as.
informal disapproving (UK also phoney) us / ˈfoʊ.ni / uk / ˈfəʊ.ni / phonier | phoniest. Add to word list. not sincere or not real: All salespeople seem to have the same phony smile. He gave the police a phony address. Synonyms. bogus. fake. false (NOT TRUE) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Affected & insincere. affectation. affectedly.
If you say that someone is phoney, you disapprove of them because they are pretending to be someone that they are not in order to deceive people.
adj, -nier or -niest. 1. not genuine; fake. 2. (of a person) insincere or pretentious. n, pl -neys or -nies. 3. an insincere or pretentious person. 4. something that is not genuine; a fake. [C20: origin uncertain] ˈphoneyness, ˈphoniness n.
adjective. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance. synonyms: bastard, bogus, fake, phony. counterfeit, imitative. not genuine; imitating something superior. noun. 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.
Definition of phoney adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. phoney. adjective. /ˈfəʊni/ (also phony) (comparative phonier, superlative phoniest) (informal, disapproving) not real or true; false, and trying to trick people synonym fake. She spoke with a phoney Russian accent. Topics Personal qualities c2.
phoney meaning, definition, what is phoney: false or not real, and intended to decei...: Learn more.
1. If you describe something as phoney, you disapprove of it because it is false rather than genuine. [informal, disapproval] [...] 2. If you say that someone is phoney, you disapprove of them because they are pretending to be someone that they are not in order to deceive people. [informal, disapproval] [...] More.
