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1. (adj.) phony
not real or genuine; fake:
phony diamonds.
2. phony
false or deceiving:
a phony excuse.
3. phony
affected or pretentious.
4. (n.) phony
something phony; a counterfeit or fake.
5. phony
an insincere or affected person.
6. (v.t.) phony
to falsify (often fol. by up):
to phony up a document.
Etymology: (1895–1900; perh. alter. and resp. of fawney (slang) finger ring (< Ir fáinne), taken to mean “false” in the phrase fawney rig a confidence game in which a brass ring is sold as a gold one)
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1. (adj) hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender
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
2. (adj) bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
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1. (adjective) phony
not real and intended to deceive; = fake
a phony passport
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