unphoneyadj.n.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈfəʊni/, U.S.

/ˌənˈfoʊni/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and phoney adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, phoney adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + phoney adj.

Originally U.S.

Not phoney, false, or fake; genuine, sincere. Also as n. (with the): that which is not phoney.

ΚΠ

1941 Sat. Rev. Lit. (U.S.) 31 May 21/2 A place where one may buy completely unphoney Viennese pastries, made by a Viennese lady and served to you.

1959 News Chron. 19 Aug. 4/3 ‘I'm no intellectual,’ he says with unphoney modesty.

1973 Publishers Weekly 26 Mar. 61/3 Individually these British lads (and lass) are enjoyably unphony.

1982 Listener 11 Feb. 27/3 Let our final words honour the exceptionally unphoney—the first performance of Edward Cowie's..Concerto for orchestra.

2008 Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. (Mag.) 18 The charm, the political awareness and unphoney compassion—an American who isn't an embarrassment to America.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unphoney
释义	unphoneyadj.n. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈfəʊni/, U.S. /ˌənˈfoʊni/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and phoney adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, phoney adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + phoney adj. Originally U.S. Not phoney, false, or fake; genuine, sincere. Also as n. (with the): that which is not phoney. ΚΠ 1941 Sat. Rev. Lit. (U.S.) 31 May 21/2 A place where one may buy completely unphoney Viennese pastries, made by a Viennese lady and served to you. 1959 News Chron. 19 Aug. 4/3 ‘I'm no intellectual,’ he says with unphoney modesty. 1973 Publishers Weekly 26 Mar. 61/3 Individually these British lads (and lass) are enjoyably unphony. 1982 Listener 11 Feb. 27/3 Let our final words honour the exceptionally unphoney—the first performance of Edward Cowie's..Concerto for orchestra. 2008 Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. (Mag.) 18 The charm, the political awareness and unphoney compassion—an American who isn't an embarrassment to America. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1941
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