phony
See also: -phony
English
Alternative forms
- phoney (British)
Etymology
Perhaps an alteration of fawney (“gilt brass ring used by swindlers”) (1781), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Irish fáinne (“ring”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
phony (comparative phonier, superlative phoniest)
- Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
- A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.
Synonyms
- (fraudulent): bogus, counterfeit, fake
- See also Thesaurus:fake
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
fraudulent; fake
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Noun
phony (plural phonies)
- A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
- He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phony.
- A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
- He's such a phony, he doesn't believe half of what he says.
Synonyms
- (faker): dissembler, pretender, fake, faker
Derived terms
Translations
a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own
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a person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold
- Chinese:
- German: (please verify) Quacksalber (de) m, (please verify) Schwindler (de) m, (please verify) Schwindlerin (de) f
- Italian: (please verify) ciarlatano (it)
- (deprecated template usage)
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- Spanish: (please verify) farsante