Definitions for phony
ˈfoʊ nipho·ny

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretenderadjective

   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. bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastardadjective

   fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

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1. phonyadjective

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

2. phonyadjective

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. phonynoun

   A faker, a person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold or assumes an identity other than their own.

   He's as phony as a three-dollar bill.

2. phonyadjective

   Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

   A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.

3. Etymology: Perhaps an alteration of fawney “gilt brass ring used by swindlers” (1781), from Ir. fáinne “ring.”

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1. phony

   In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law (e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or recover monetary compensation) or criminal law (e.g., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities), or it may cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong. The purpose of fraud may be monetary gain or other benefits, for example by obtaining a passport, travel document, or driver's license, or mortgage fraud, where the perpetrator may attempt to qualify for a mortgage by way of false statements.Internal fraud, also known as "insider fraud", is fraud committed or attempted by someone within an organisation such as an employee.A hoax is a distinct concept that involves deliberate deception without the intention of gain or of materially damaging or depriving a victim.

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1. phony

   Phony is an adjective referring to something or someone that is not genuine, fraudulent, fake, deceitful, deceptive or pretending to be something or someone that they are not. It can also be used as a noun to describe a person who presents a false image or behaves hypocritically.

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1. Phony

   Phoney vs. Phony -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Phoney and Phony.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of phony in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of phony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of phony in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   I have a lot of money -- much more money than all of them put together, and all of their phony contributions put together -- but you have to understand, I want to be me, you can't rely on pollsters every time there's a question.

2. Steve Adubato:

   If people want somebody different, then if I ever ran for president, they'd vote for somebody different, i don't intend to become a phony to win an election.

3. President Biden:

   It is a shock and surprise that what's happened in terms of the consequence of President Trump's phony populism has happened, it is disappointing that so many of my Republican colleagues in the Senate, who I know know better, have been reluctant to take on, for example, an investigation because they're worried about being primaried … That's why it's so important that I succeed in my agenda.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   I think it was one of the major contributors to the outcome, propaganda works. Advertising works. It’s a form of propaganda. So the Russians may have started out a little heavy-handed and clumsy about it, but they were clearly getting guided as to where to target a lot of their fraudulent claims and phony news.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   The last poll I saw had us 10 points ahead of Donald Trump, because the American people understand that Trump is a phony, that Trump is a pathological liar and a racist and that he lied to the American people during his campaign.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=phony
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=phony
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Phony
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phony
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com