phoney

[ foh-nee ]

/ ˈfoʊ ni /

adjective, noun, verb (used with object), pho·ni·er, pho·ni·est,plural pho·neys,pho·neyed, pho·ney·ing.

phony.

OTHER WORDS FROM phoney

pho·ney·ness, noun

Words nearby phoney

phoneticize, phonetic law, phonetics, phonetist, Phonevision, phoney, phoniatrics, phonic, phonics, phono, phonoangiography

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Example sentences from the Web for phoney

It had had, in fact, to be an honest job of ship-building in order to put across a phoney promotion.
Operation: Outer Space|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
A good-looking mustache, well groomed and shaped, but phoney as a wax banana.
The Observers|G. L. Vandenburg
It would be an adventure, at least, and Murphy's repeated assertions that it was "a phoney" invited investigation.
Spring Street|James H. Richardson
If her seven clients hadn't been so phoney she might have gotten away with it.
The Observers|G. L. Vandenburg

Maybe we ought to cut out all this phoney progress and phoney peace that passeth all understanding.
This Crowded Earth|Robert Bloch

British Dictionary definitions for phoney

phoney

esp US phony

informal

adjective -nier or -niest

not genuine; fake

(of a person) insincere or pretentious

noun plural -neys or -nies

an insincere or pretentious person

something that is not genuine; a fake

Derived forms of phoney

phoneyness or esp US phoniness, noun

Word Origin for phoney

C20: origin uncertain

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	phoney
释义	phoney [ foh-nee ] / ˈfoʊ ni / adjective, noun, verb (used with object), pho·ni·er, pho·ni·est,plural pho·neys,pho·neyed, pho·ney·ing. phony. OTHER WORDS FROM phoney pho·ney·ness, noun Words nearby phoney phoneticize, phonetic law, phonetics, phonetist, Phonevision, phoney, phoniatrics, phonic, phonics, phono, phonoangiography Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phoney It had had, in fact, to be an honest job of ship-building in order to put across a phoney promotion. Operation: Outer Space\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins A good-looking mustache, well groomed and shaped, but phoney as a wax banana. The Observers\|G. L. Vandenburg It would be an adventure, at least, and Murphy's repeated assertions that it was "a phoney" invited investigation. Spring Street\|James H. Richardson If her seven clients hadn't been so phoney she might have gotten away with it. The Observers\|G. L. Vandenburg Maybe we ought to cut out all this phoney progress and phoney peace that passeth all understanding. This Crowded Earth\|Robert Bloch British Dictionary definitions for phoney phoney esp US phony informal adjective -nier or -niest not genuine; fake (of a person) insincere or pretentious noun plural -neys or -nies an insincere or pretentious person something that is not genuine; a fake Derived forms of phoney phoneyness or esp US phoniness, noun Word Origin for phoney C20: origin uncertain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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