Definitions for phony
ˈfoʊ nipho·ny

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

GCIDE(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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.

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

2. phonyadjective

   Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

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

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

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1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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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:

   So disgraceful that the questions concerning the Russian Witch Hunt were ‘leaked’ to the media. No questions on Collusion, oh, I see … you have a made up, phony crime, Collusion, that never existed, and an investigation begun with illegally leaked classified information. Nice!

2. Oscar Levant:

   Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you will find the real tinsel underneath.

3. Donald Trump:

   When the people who control the political power in our society can rig investigations like [Clinton’s] investigation was rigged, can rig polls -- you see these phony polls -- and rig the media, they can wield absolute power over your life, your economy and your country and benefit big time by it.

4. Todd Harris:

   They photoshopped Marco's face onto somebody else, this is how phony and deceitful the Cruz campaign has become.

5. Erik Pevernagie:

   At some point people do question the kind of life they are leading and wonder whether it is actually the life they want to live. Do they merely experience a series of ‘phony’ moments and a succession of fake sequences, or are they actually building up a authentic life story that gives them the enrichment they have been looking forward to. ( "Quest for the real moment" )

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