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phoney

[ foh-nee ]

adjective

plural: phoneysphoneyed phoneyingphonier phoniest


phoney

/ ˈəʊɪ /

adjective

  1. not genuine; fake
  2. (of a person) insincere or pretentious
“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

noun

  1. an insincere or pretentious person
  2. something that is not genuine; a fake
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԱԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • n·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of phoney1

C20: origin uncertain
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

But Labour branded the levelling-up pledge a "phoney gimmick" that had failed to deliver economic growth.

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Buying London "consists of phoney conversations, confected drama and lip filler", she said, describing the series as "superficially fun, but ultimately soulless and artificial".

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It was a Hampden shocker, sure, but the phoney war of friendlies isn't to be taken too seriously, right?

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Police in Strasbourg said the men would go to their victims' homes, carry out phoney control services and then overcharge for treatment products.

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The document reveals how US law enforcement infiltrated the alleged plot, setting him up with a phoney hitman, who was actually an undercover agent.

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