phony

pho·ny

also pho·ney P0254100 (fō′nē)adj. pho·ni·er, pho·ni·est 1. Not genuine or real; sham or counterfeit: a phony credit card; a phony beard.2. Spurious, deceptive, or false: a phony excuse.3. Fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest: a phony expert in investing.n. pl. pho·nies also pho·neys 1. A fraudulent or dishonest person.2. Something that is not genuine; a fake.

[Alteration of fawney, gilt brass ring used by swindlers, from Irish Gaelic fáinne, ring, from Old Irish.]

pho′ni·ly adv.pho′ni·ness n.

phony

(ˈfəʊnɪ) adj, n -nier or -niest, pl -nies a variant spelling (esp US) of phoney ˈphoniness n

pho•ny

or pho•ney

(ˈfoʊ ni)

adj. -ni•er, -ni•est, adj. 1. not real or genuine; fake: phony diamonds. 2. false or deceiving: a phony excuse. 3. affected or pretentious. n. 4. something phony; a counterfeit or fake. 5. an insincere or affected person. v.t. 6. to falsify (often fol. by up): to phony up a document. [1895–1900; perhaps alter. and resp. of fawney (slang) finger ring (< Irish fáinne), taken to mean “false” in the phrase fawney rig a confidence game in which a brass ring is sold as a gold one] pho′ni•ly, adv. pho′ni•ness, n.

-phony

a combining form used in the formation of abstract nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -phone: telephony. [< Greek -phōnia; see -phone, -y³]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	phony - a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motivesdissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, pretenderbeguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not truecharmer, smoothie, smoothy, sweet talker - someone with an assured and ingratiating mannerTartufe, Tartuffe - a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)whited sepulcher, whited sepulchre - a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous
Adj.	1.	phony - fraudulent; having a misleading appearancebastard, bogus, fake, phoneycounterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

phony

also phoney
adjective1. Fraudulently or deceptively imitative:bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, fraudulent, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious.2. Not genuine or sincere:affected, artificial, feigned, insincere, pretended.3. Of or practicing hypocrisy:hypocritical, Pecksniffian, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, two-faced.noun1. A fraudulent imitation:counterfeit, fake, forgery, sham.2. One who fakes:charlatan, fake, faker, fraud, humbug, impostor, mountebank, pretender, quack.3. A person who practices hypocrisy:hypocrite, pharisee, tartuffe.

Translations

假冒者假的骗子

phon(e)y

(ˈfəuni) adjective not genuine; fake; false. a phoney French accent.假的 noun a person who is not what he pretends to be. He's not a real doctor – he's a phoney. 假冒者，骗子

phony

1. adjective False or fake; not genuine; counterfeit. He was caught selling phony Rolex watches beneath the Eiffel Tower. He said he was a police officer, but his uniform looks phony, if you ask me.2. noun A person or thing that is fake, not genuine, or counterfeit. He was exposed by investigators as a phony trying to sell snake oil to his customers. If you look at the placement of the logo, you can tell that the computer is a phony.

phonier than a three-dollar bill

Completely and obviously false, fake, or illegitimate; not genuine or authentic in the slightest. (There has never been a three-dollar bill in circulation in the United States.) Primarily heard in US. The guy said he was selling Rolexes, but this thing is phonier than a three-dollar bill. The senator's hammed-up, teary-eyed speech was phonier than a three-dollar bill, if you ask me.See also: bill, phony

(as) phony as a three-dollar bill

Completely and obviously false, fake, or illegitimate; not genuine or authentic in the slightest. (There has never been a three-dollar bill in circulation in the United States.) Primarily heard in US. The course claims to teach you how to get rich in a hurry, but I can tell it's as phony as a three-dollar bill. The senator's hammed-up, teary-eyed speech was phony as a three-dollar bill, if you ask me. The guy said he was selling Rolexes, but this thing is as phony as a three-dollar bill.See also: bill, phony

*phony as a three-dollar bill

and *queer as a three-dollar billphony; bogus. (*Also: as ~.) This guy's as phony as a three-dollar bill. The whole deal stinks. It's as queer as a three-dollar bill.See also: bill, phony

(as) phony as a three-dollar bill

and (as) queer as a three-dollar bill mod. phony; bogus. The whole deal stinks. It’s as queer as a three-dollar bill. Stay away from him. He’s phony as a three-dollar bill. See also: bill, phony

phony as a three-dollar bill

verbSee as phony as a three-dollar billSee also: bill, phony

phony

1. mod. bogus; fake. This money looks phony to me. 2. n. someone or something bogus. Look here, you phony, get out of my office! 3. n. a phone call where the caller hangs up the minute the telephone is answered. No one was on the telephone. It was just a phony.

phony

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Synonyms for phony

adj fraudulently or deceptively imitative

Synonyms

bogus
counterfeit
fake
false
fraudulent
sham
spurious
suppositious
supposititious

adj not genuine or sincere

Synonyms

affected
artificial
feigned
insincere
pretended

adj of or practicing hypocrisy

Synonyms

hypocritical
Pecksniffian
pharisaic
pharisaical
sanctimonious
two-faced

noun a fraudulent imitation

Synonyms

counterfeit
fake
forgery
sham

noun one who fakes

Synonyms

charlatan
fake
faker
fraud
humbug
impostor
mountebank
pretender
quack

noun a person who practices hypocrisy

Synonyms

hypocrite
pharisee
tartuffe

Synonyms for phony

noun 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

Synonyms

dissembler
dissimulator
hypocrite
phoney
pretender

Related Words

beguiler
cheater
deceiver
trickster
slicker
cheat
charmer
smoothie
smoothy
sweet talker
Tartufe
Tartuffe
whited sepulcher
whited sepulchre